Melville Shavelson
Melville Shavelson · Arts & Literature
Screenwriter of Houseboat and Cast a Giant Shadow
1917, Brooklyn, New York, United States — 2007, Studio City, California, United States
United States
Melville Shavelson is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Screenwriter of Houseboat and Cast a Giant Shadow
Melville Shavelson was a screenwriter, director and producer whose credits include the comedy 'Houseboat' and 'Cast a Giant Shadow', a film about the American Jewish colonel Mickey Marcus who fought in Israel's War of Independence. He twice served as president of the Writers Guild of America, West. He was born into a Jewish family in Brooklyn.
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Screenwriter of Houseboat and Cast a Giant Shadow
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