Melville Shavelson

Melville Shavelson

Birthday: 1 April 1917, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Melville Shavelson was born on April 1, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for his work on Yours, Mine and Ours (1968), Yours, Mine & Ours (2005) and Houseboat (1958). He was married to Ruth Lafaye Florea and Lucille (Lucy) T. Myers. He died on August 8, 2007 in Studio City, California, USA.
Melville Shavelson
I miss being young.
I miss being young.
There's a difference between being the performer and being outside, watching the performer do the pe...Show more »
There's a difference between being the performer and being outside, watching the performer do the performance. It just makes it easier for you to judge what's going on. It's not that you're trying to control the actor. You're just trying to do what you can to help get the best performance. Show less «
The problem with some people's careers in this business is that they never did enough work, frequent...Show more »
The problem with some people's careers in this business is that they never did enough work, frequently enough to be remembered. My problem is that I've done so much work so frequently that nobody remembers me. Show less «
[on casting Bob Hope] We took his own characteristics and exaggerated them. We just put them in. He ...Show more »
[on casting Bob Hope] We took his own characteristics and exaggerated them. We just put them in. He thought he was playing a character. He was playing, really, the real Bob Hope. Show less «
Working for Warner Brothers was like making love to a porcupine. A thousand pricks against one.
Working for Warner Brothers was like making love to a porcupine. A thousand pricks against one.
When people want to talk to me or invite me to something these days, it's usually because I'm 90 yea...Show more »
When people want to talk to me or invite me to something these days, it's usually because I'm 90 years old. I don't want to be loved just for being 90, although I guess you can't prevent it. Show less «
Melville Shavelson's FILMOGRAPHY
All as Actor (7) as Director (4) as Creator (3)

The Pigeon That Took Rome

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American Masters - Season 40

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American Masters - Season 39

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American Masters - Season 38

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48 Hours - Season 37

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American Masters - Season 37

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American Masters - Season 36

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Error 73

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The War Between Men and Women

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Trouble Along the Way

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Living It Up

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Wonder Man

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Annabelle: Creation
2017
IMDb: 7
109 min
Country: United States
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into ...
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