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Robert Wise (I) (1914–2005)
Robert Earl Wise was born on September 10, 1914 in Winchester, Indiana, the youngest of three sons of Olive R. (Longenecker) and Earl Waldo Wise, a meat packer. His parents were both of Pennsylvania Dutch (German) descent. At age nineteen, the avid moviegoer came into the film business through an odd job at RKO Radio Pictures. A head sound effects...
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Born:in Winchester, Indiana, USADied:(age 91) in Los Angeles, California, USA |
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5' 10" (1.78 m)
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