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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Melville Shavelson (April 1, 1917 – August 8, 2007) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. He was President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw) from 1969 to 1971, 1979 to 1981, and 1985 to 1987. He came to Hollywood in 1938 as one of comedian Bob Hope's joke writers, a job he held for the next five years. He is responsible for the screenplays of such Hope films as The Princess and the Pirate (1944), Where There's Life (1947), The Great Lover (1949), and Sorrowful Jones (1949), which also starred Lucille Ball. Shavelson was nominated twice for Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay -- first for 1955's The Seven Little Foys, starring Hope in a rare dramatic role, and then for 1958's Houseboat. He shared both nominations with Jack Rose. He also directed both films. Other films he wrote and directed include...
Known for
The Danny Thomas ShowSeries • 1953
Cast a Giant ShadowMovie • 1966
Yours, Mine and OursMovie • 1968
HouseboatMovie • 1958
It Started in NaplesMovie • 1960
Trouble Along the WayMovie • 1953
Living It UpMovie • 1954
The Princess and the PirateMovie • 1944
It's a Great FeelingMovie • 1949
The Five PenniesMovie • 1959
Wonder ManMovie • 1945
Room for One MoreMovie • 1952
A New Kind of LoveMovie • 1963
On the DoubleMovie • 1961
On Moonlight BayMovie • 1951
The War Between Men and WomenMovie • 1972