Finger Lakes Daily News: Robert Woodrow Wise Obituary — Ithaca, NY
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Robert Wise
Robert Earl Wise was an American filmmaker. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965). He was also nominated for Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane (1941) and directed and produced The Sand Pebbles (1966), which was nominated for Best Picture.
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entertainment · American film director, film producer and film editor (1914–2005) · film director · film producer · film editor · trade unionist · director · also Robert Wise, Robert Earl Wise, Wise
Born 10 September 1914 · Died 14 September 2005 · Q59821
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2026· 5 entries
TradingView: WISE: Revenue fell 10% in Q2 2026, but operational improvements and a SEK 18.8m share issue boosted results
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PR Newswire: INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Investors with Losses on their Investment in Wise Group plc of Class Action Lawsuit and Upcoming Deadlines - WSE
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American Nuclear Society -- ANS: ANS-sponsored 2026 WISE interns reflect on experiences in D.C. - American Nuclear Society -- ANS
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UVA Wise: UVA and UVA Wise Leaders Convene for Evening of Dialogue and Discovery
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2012· 1 entry
The Motion Picture Editors Guild published a list of the 75 best-edited films of all time based on a survey of its membership
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2005· 1 entry
Died 2005-09-14.
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2002· 1 entry
The Indiana Historical Society named Wise a Living Legend
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2001· 1 entry
And won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children's Special
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded AFI Life Achievement Award (1998).
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“outstanding contribution to cinematic imagery”
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1992· 2 entries
Wise was named the first recipient of the Indianapolis-based Heartland Film Festival's Crystal Heart Career Achievement Award
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Wise received Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cairo International Film Festival
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1990· 1 entry
Wise attended the dedication of the Robert E
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1989· 1 entry
Wise directed Rooftops, his last theatrical feature film
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1980· 1 entry
Organizing its fiftieth anniversary celebration in New York in 1986
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1977· 1 entry
Wise married Millicent Franklin
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1975· 1 entry
Throughout their long marriage, Wise and his first wife enjoyed entertaining and traveling, before she died of cancer on September 22, 1975.
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1968· 1 entry
Wise was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Franklin College and in 1981 co-chaired a $10 million fundraising campaign for the college
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1967· 1 entry
Awarded Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1967).
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1966· 3 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Director for The Sound of Music (1966).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Picture for The Sound of Music (1966).
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And served for 19 years until becoming president from 1985 through 1988
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1962· 2 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Picture for West Side Story (1962).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Director for West Side Story (1962).
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1961· 1 entry
Teamed with Jerome Robbins, Wise won the Academy Award for Best Director for West Side Story, which Wise also produced
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1944· 1 entry
While working for Hollywood horror film producer Val Lewton
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1942· 1 entry
Wise married actress Patricia Doyle
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1933· 2 entries
“s newspaper and was a member of the yearbook staff and poetry club. Wise initially sought a career in journalism and following graduation from high school attended Franklin College, a small liberal arts college south of Indianapolis, Indiana, on a scholarship. In 1933, due to the family”
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Due to the family's poor financial situation during the Great Depression, Wise was unable to return to college for his second year and moved to Hollywood to begin a lifelong career in the film industry
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1914· 1 entry
Born 1914-09-10.
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