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The Sound Of Music director dies

• 15 Sep 2005

Robert Wise, director of The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 91. Wise had a Hollywood career that covered seven decades and included some of the finest works of the film industry over the years. In 1941, he worked as an editor on Orson Welles' famous Citizen Kane, widely regarded as one of the best films of all time. Indeed, Wise had been the last surviving crew member from that film. He went on to win four Oscars, including one for co-directing West Side Story, and one for The Sound Of... Read more