Sound of Music director Wise dies

obert Wise, Oscar-winning director of The Sound of Music and West Side Story, has died in Los Angeles. The film-maker died on Wednesday of heart failure at the UCLA Medical Center, just five days after celebrating his 91st birthday. Wise was nominated for seven Oscars and won four, in a career that spanned more than 50 years. He directed 39 films in all, including the first Star Trek movie and sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still. In this photo taken April 1962, Wise (left), Rita Moreno (center) and George Chakiris (right) are among the photographers after Academy Awards Party 1962. Wise was the Director of Best Picture, with Moreno and Chakiris as Best Supporting Actress and Actor, all for West Side Story. [photo: Bettmann - Corbis]