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 remembered 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 Frances 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 82
Movies 72
Director 60
Writer 14
TV Shows 10
self 2
Screenplay 2
Producer 1
The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985)
The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
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)
Gunsmoke (1955)
The Star and the Story (1955)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Macao (1952)
The Las Vegas Story (1952)
My Forbidden Past (1951)
Where Danger Lives (1950)
The Woman on Pier 13 (1950)
Dishonored Lady (1947)
Jane Eyre (1943)
Forever and a Day (1943)
Joan of Paris (1942)
Back Street (1941)
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 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)
The Ringer (1931)
Greek Street (1930)
Balaclava (1928)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1905-03-31
Deathday1986-04-30 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceBuxton, United Kingdom
RelationshipsAnna Lee (1934 - 1944)
SpouseAnna Lee
ChildrenVenetia Stevenson, Venetia Stevenson
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsRobert Edward Stevenson
AwardsDisney Legends
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