Biography
Robert Stevenson (31 March 1905, Buxton, Derbyshire – 30 April 1986) was an English film writer and director. He was educated at Cambridge University where he became the president of both the Liberal Club and the Cambridge Union Society.
He moved to California in the 1940s and ended up directing 19 films for The Walt Disney Company in the 1960s and 1970s. Today, Stevenson is best ed for directing the Julie Andrews musical Mary Poppins, for which Andrews won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Stevenson received a nomination for Best Director Oscar.
Stevenson divorced his first wife Cecilie and married actress Anna Lee in 1934. They lived on London's Bankside for five years, moving to Hollywood in 1939, where he remained for many years. They had two daughters, Venetia and Caroline, before divorcing in March 1944.
He married s Holyoke Howard on October 8, 1944; they later divorced. They had one son, Hugh Howard Stevenson. Robert Stevenson's widow, Ursula Henderson, appeared as herself in the documentary Locked in the Tower: The Men behind Jane Eyre in 2007.
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Filmography
all 81
Movies 71
Director 60
Writer 13
TV Shows 10
self 2
Screenplay 2
Producer 2
'Old Yeller': ing a Classic (2002)
The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
My Dog, the Thief (1969)
The Love Bug (1968)
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Son of Flubber (1963)
Kidnapped (1960)
Old Yeller (1957)
Zorro (1957)
Johnny Tremain (1957)
The Liberty Story (1957)
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
The Star and the Story (1955)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Macao (1952)
The Las Vegas Story (1952)
My Forbidden Past (1951)
Where Danger Lives (1950)
Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
The Woman on Pier 13 (1950)
Dishonored Lady (1947)
Know Your Ally: Britain (1944)
Jane Eyre (1943)
Forever and a Day (1943)
Joan of Paris (1942)
Back Street (1941)
Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
Return to Yesterday (1940)
Young Man's Fancy (1939)
The Ware Case (1938)
Owd Bob (1938)
Non-Stop New York (1937)
King Solomon's Mines (1937)
Jack of All Trades (1936)
Tudor Rose (1936)
Little Friend (1934)
The Camels Are Coming (1934)
The Battle (1934)
Early to Bed (1933)
The Only Girl (1933)
Falling for You (1933)
F.P.1 (1933)
Happy Ever After (1932)
Love on Wheels (1932)
The Faithful Heart (1932)
Lord Babs (1932)
Sunshine Susie (1931)
The Calendar (1931)
A Night in Montmartre (1931)
The Ringer (1931)
Greek Street (1930)
Balaclava (1928)
Christopher Closeup
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Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-03-31
Deathday
1986-04-30 (81 years old)
Birth Place
Buxton, United Kingdom
Relationships
Anna Lee (1934 - 1944)
Spouse
Anna Lee
Children
Venetia Stevenson, Venetia Stevenson
Citizenships
United Kingdom
Also Known As
Robert Edward Stevenson
Awards
Disney Legends
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