Melville Shavelson
Writing
Born April 1, 1917 in New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Tales from the Script
Self
Clark Gable: Tall, Dark, and Handsome
Self
Deceptions
Deceptions
The Other Woman
Ike
Ike
Rainbow
The Great Houdinis
The Legend of Valentino
Mixed Company
The War Between Men and Women
Shirley's World
My World and Welcome to It
Yours, Mine and Ours
Accidental Family
Cast a Giant Shadow
A New Kind of Love
The Pigeon That Took Rome
On the Double
It Started in Naples
The Five Pennies
Houseboat
Beau James
The Seven Little Foys
Living It Up
The Danny Thomas Show
Trouble Along the Way
April in Paris
Room for One More
Double Dynamite
I'll See You in My Dreams
On Moonlight Bay
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Always Leave Them Laughing
The Great Lover
It's a Great Feeling
Sorrowful Jones
Where There's Life
The Kid from Brooklyn
Hollywood Victory Caravan
Wonder Man
The Princess and the Pirate