'Sound of Music' director Robert Wise dead at 91
15th Sep 2005, 08:40 GMT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood filmmaker Robert Wise, a four-time Academy Award winner who brought the beloved musicals "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music" to the big screen during a career that spanned six decades, died on Wednesday, four days after turning 91.
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