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Robert Earl Wise was born in Winchester, Indiana on September 10, 1914, the youngest of 3 brothers. He grew up in the small town of Connersville which is located halfway between Indianapolis and Cincinnati and it was here where his roots began. There were three movie theaters in town, and Wise used to go as often as he could with every new piece that came onto the screen. Wise was a big fan of Douglas Fairbanks Sr., the young Wise loved the movies not just because they entertained him, but because they enabled him to get outside of himself and "travel" to far away lands and "experience" different situations and circumstances.
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Mr. Wise was over eighty at this time and just being in his presence was an absolute honor for Ken. Mr. Wise advised Ken to write and direct the movie himself. Ken didn't have much experience in writing a screenplay but he tried his best. Over time Mr. Wise would critique Ken's work with the constant reminder that “the story is in the re-writes”. The script that was finally shot was rewrite number #246.
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In 1971 Wise returned to sf with The Andromeda Strain, about a virus from outer space spreading like wildfire on Earth. It was not well reviewed at the time, though its scientific realism has since won respect. Oddly enough, this $9.6 million movie was the first in a long and distinguished career over which Wise had the right of final cut.
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In 1947, Wise directed the Lawrence Tierney noir classic Born to Kill and two years later directed the boxing movie The Set-Up, where his direction of the real-time setting got him noticed. Wise's use and mention of time in this film would find echos in later noir films such as Stanley Kubrick's The Killing and Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.
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At the evening's close Wise posed a question to the audience: "Occasionally, I will see a movie cut by multiple editors. How does this work?" Donn responded that this situation is brought about by the compression in post production time, but that sometimes the collaboration can be good. "Seems strange to me," concluded Mr. Wise.
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[T]he most affecting part of the service was the stream of personal tributes by those who knew - or knew of - Wise. Twenty-two people trooped to the microphone to address the crowd. They talked of his childhood in Key West, where he lived until 1996, and was known as a fun-loving child, who acted in plays and loved movies. They talked of his candor and sense of responsibility as a leader of the Godby ROTC. They marveled at his love of the military and unshakable commitment to serving his country.
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