Melville Shavelson
Melville Shavelson was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. He was President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw) from 1969 to 1971, 1979 to 1981, and 1985 to 1987.
1 April 1917
Born on the same birth date (1 April 1917): Sydney Newman
Born on the same birth day (1 April): Ali MacGraw • Bijou Phillips • Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans • Brad Meltzer • Dan Flavin • Gilberto Macena • Jane Powell • Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin • John Abizaid • Louis-Zéphirin Moreau • Oliver Turvey • Otto von Bismarck • Sophie Germain • William Bergsma
Born in the same month (April 1917): Dorian Leigh • Frans Gommers • Helen Forrest • Hubertus Ernst • Johannes Bobrowski • Leonora Carrington • R. G. Armstrong • Sidney Nolan