About

Known credits:
75
Birthday:
1905-03-31
Place of birth:
Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Website:
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Robert Stevenson

Overview

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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Known for

Acting
2002 'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1950 Where Danger Lives Actor Assistant Clerk (uncredited) 59
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Directing
1976 The Shaggy D.A. Directing Director 58
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1975 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing Directing Director 58
Average
1974 The Island at the Top of the World Directing Director 60
Fair
1974 Herbie Rides Again Directing Director 59
Average
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks Directing Director 66
Fair
1969 My Dog, the Thief Directing Director 59
Average
1968 The Love Bug Directing Director 62
Fair
1968 Blackbeard's Ghost Directing Director 60
Fair
1967 The Gnome-Mobile Directing Director 60
Fair
1965 That Darn Cat! Directing Director 60
Fair
1965 The Monkey's Uncle Directing Director 59
Average
1964 Mary Poppins Directing Director 74
Good
1964 The Misadventures of Merlin Jones Directing Director 59
Average
1963 Son of Flubber Directing Director 58
Average
1962 In Search of the Castaways Directing Director 59
Average
1961 The Absent-Minded Professor Directing Director 60
Fair
1960 Kidnapped Directing Director 59
Average
1959 Darby O'Gill and the Little People Directing Director 60
Fair
1959 I Captured the King of the Leprechauns Directing Director 59
Average
1957 Old Yeller Directing Director 62
Fair
1957 The Best Doggoned Dog in the World Directing Director 58
Average
1957 Johnny Tremain Directing Director 59
Average
1957 The Liberty Story Directing Director 59
Average
1955 The Miracle on 34th Street Directing Director 58
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1955 Atomic Energy as a Force for Good Directing Director N/A
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1952 Macao Directing Co-Director 59
Average
1952 The Las Vegas Story Directing Director 59
Average
1951 My Forbidden Past Directing Director 58
Average
1950 Walk Softly, Stranger Directing Director 58
Average
1950 The Woman on Pier 13 Directing Director 58
Average
1948 To the Ends of the Earth Directing Director 58
Average
1947 Dishonored Lady Directing Director 58
Average
1944 Know Your Ally: Britain Directing Director 58
Average
1943 Jane Eyre Directing Director 60
Fair
1943 Forever and a Day Directing Director 59
Average
1942 Joan of Paris Directing Director 59
Average
1941 Back Street Directing Director 59
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1940 Tom Brown's School Days Directing Director 59
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1940 Return to Yesterday Directing Director 59
Average
1939 Young Man's Fancy Directing Director 58
Average
1938 The Ware Case Directing Director 58
Average
1938 Owd Bob Directing Director 58
Average
1937 Non-Stop New York Directing Director 59
Average
1937 King Solomon's Mines Directing Director 58
Average
1936 Jack of All Trades Directing Director 59
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1936 The Man Who Changed His Mind Directing Director 58
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1936 Tudor Rose Directing Director 59
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1934 The Camels Are Coming Directing Director N/A
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1933 The Only Girl Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1933 Falling for You Directing Director 59
Average
1932 Happy Ever After Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1960 Kidnapped Writing Writer 59
Average
1943 Jane Eyre Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1940 The Case of the Frightened Lady Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1940 Return to Yesterday Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1938 The Ware Case Writing Scenario Writer 58
Average
1937 Paradise for Two Writing Writer 58
Average
1936 Tudor Rose Writing Writer 59
Average
1934 The Battle Writing Writer 58
Average
1933 Early to Bed Writing Dialogue N/A
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1933 Falling for You Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1932 Love on Wheels Writing Screenplay N/A
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1932 The Faithful Heart Writing Scenario Writer 59
Average
1932 Lord Babs Writing Writer 59
Average
1931 Sunshine Susie Writing Scenario Writer 59
Average
1931 Michael and Mary Writing Writer N/A
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1931 A Night in Montmartre Writing Scenario Writer 58
Average
1931 The Ringer Writing Writer N/A
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1930 Greek Street Writing Writer N/A
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1928 Balaclava Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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Production
1934 Little Friend Production Associate Producer 58
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1933 Early to Bed Production Supervising Producer N/A
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Crew
1940 Tom Brown's School Days Crew Additional Dialogue 59
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