Robert Stevenson, often considered as one of the best Hollywood directors, was born on 31st March in the year of 1925 at Buxton in Derbyshire in England. He studied at St. John's College and in University of Cambridge in England. He is especially known for his peculiar achievement as a director. He is the only director in the world who came to be nominated for the Best Director Academy Award. He was nominated for having directed a Disney movie.
The list of the movies that Robert Stevenson directed includes some films that turned out to be very popular in the contemporary times. Some such films are The Shaggy D. A., One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing, Herbie Rides Again, The Island at the Top of the World and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. All of these films directed by Robert Stevenson came to be published in the years between 1971 and 1976.
Some of the films directed by Robert Stevenson in the 1960s are 'My Dog, the Thief', The Love Bug, That Darn Cat, The Monkey's Uncle, Mary Poppins, The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, Son of Flubber, In Search of the Castaways, Kidnapped and The Absent- Minded Professor. In the 1950s Robert Stevenson directed movies like Darby O'Gill and the Little People in the year of 1959, Old Yeller in the year of 1958, Johnny Tremain in the year of 1957 and I Married a Communist in the year of 1950. One of his earlier films is Back Street that came to be released in the year of 1941.
Besides directing films, Robert Stevenson also directed programs for the television. He has directed several episodes of many television channels. Some of the episodes of various television programs, that were directed by Robert Stevenson are Part one and Part two of Blackbeard's Ghost, first two parts of Herby Rides Again and the second part of Old Yeller.
Though renowned as one of the best Hollywood directors, Robert Stevenson has also been the producer to some films. Know Your Ally in the year of 1944, Forever and a Day in the year of 1943 and Little Friend in the year of 1934 are the films produced by Stevenson. Robert Stevenson also acted in a film in the name of One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing.
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Robert Stevenson was once nominated for Oscar. He came to be the winner of the Emmy Best Direction Award for 'The Glass Eye' in the year of 1957. Robert Stevenson died on 30 April in the year of 1986 at California in the United States of America.
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