Vale – Mel Stuart

The man who directed the original film version of Roald Dahl’s story about a boy visiting a Chocolate Factory has passed away. Mel Stuart, best known as the man behind the camera on Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, as well as films such as Four Days In November, I Love My Wife, Wattstax and Two Is A Happy Number, was also a prolific television producer and director; he worked on projects such as Welcome Back Kotter and The Chisholms, among many others.

Mr Stuart has been nominated for numerous Emmy Awards, as well as an Oscar Nomination for Four Days In November, a documentary about the JFK assassination released barely a year after the actual event.

Mr Stuart passed away on August 9, aged 83.

For giving us the defining role of Gene Wilder, we salute Mel Stuart today.

Who wrote this?

Rodney Twelftree

“Some people say I like films. Those people are wrong. I *love* films.” – Me. I said this.

Rodney has been writing about films for well over two decades, appreciates a good wine, the love of his wife and kids, and the affection of his dog and cats. He has a fondness of cheesy 90’s action and classic Hollywood, hates that physical media is disappearing, and wishes somebody would make a high-budget series of The Neverending Story.

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