Robert Wise has died. He edited Citizen Kane [1941], won 4 Oscars, and was given the 1998 A.F.I. Life Achievment Award [the highest honor given for a carreer in film]. He was a master who made The Body Snatcher, Return Of the Cat People, Star Trek The Motion Picture, The Day The Earth Stood Still, The Huanting, The Sound Of Music, and West Side Story. He was also the editor of Orsen Welle's Magnificent Ambersons. Robert Wise has been called the "gentle giant" because he never yelled on the set and was allways easygoing. Wise served as president of both the Director's Guild Of America and the The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. I find his filography a bit of a mixed bag, but Mr. Wise will be missed by all those that love film.
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