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 17
TV Shows 10
self 1
Producer 1
Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - Bedknobs and Broomsticks (2001)
The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985)
The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
The Island at the Top of the World (1974)
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
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)
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
Son of Flubber (1963)
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
The Wonderful World of Disney (1961)
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
Kidnapped (1960)
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (1959)
Old Yeller (1957)
The Best Doggoned Dog in the World (1957)
Zorro (1957)
Johnny Tremain (1957)
The Liberty Story (1957)
The Miracle on 34th Street (1955)
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
The Star and the Story (1955)
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good (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)
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
To the Ends of the Earth (1948)
Dishonored Lady (1947)
Know Your Ally: Britain (1944)
Jane Eyre (1943)
Forever and a Day (1943)
Joan of Paris (1942)
Back Street (1941)
The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)
Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
Return to Yesterday (1940)
Young Man's Fancy (1939)
The Ware Case (1938)
Owd Bob (1938)
Paradise for Two (1937)
Non-Stop New York (1937)
King Solomon's Mines (1937)
Jack of All Trades (1936)
Windbag the Sailor (1936)
The Man Who Changed His Mind (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)
Michael and Mary (1931)
The Calendar (1931)
A Night in Montmartre (1931)
The Ringer (1931)
Greek Street (1930)
Balaclava (1928)
Christopher Closeup
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1905-03-31
Deathday1986-04-30 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceBuxton, United Kingdom
RelationshipsAnna Lee (1934-12-06 - 1944-03-09)
SpouseAnna Lee
ChildrenVenetia Stevenson, Venetia Stevenson
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsRobert Edward Stevenson
AwardsDisney Legends
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