Editing Robert Wise (section)

==Later years==
Wise, a lifelong liberal, contributed to charitable organizations, including the [[American Civil Liberties Union]], and established the Robert E. Wise Foundation to provide financial assistance to causes in the Los Angeles area.<ref>Gehring, p. 266.</ref> Wise's private papers are housed at the [[University of Southern California]].<ref>Gehring, p. 267.</ref>

As Wise's directing career slowed, he took a more active role in supporting the film industry. He became a governor of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] in 1966 and served for 19 years until becoming president from 1985<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|title=Academy Elect Robert Wise to President's Post|page=1|date=August 1, 1985}}</ref> through 1988. He had previously been president of the Directors Guild of America from 1971 to 1975. He also sat on the Board of Trustees of the [[American Film Institute]] and chaired its Center for Advanced Film Studies. Wise was named chairman of the [[Directors Guild of America]]'s special projects committee in 1980, organizing its fiftieth anniversary celebration in New York in 1986. In addition, Wise was a leading member of the National Council of the Arts and Sciences, the Department of Film at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in New York, and the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Margolick|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/02/motion-picture-home-201102|title=No Comfort For Old Men|magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|location=New York City|date=February 2011|access-date=August 11, 2018}}</ref>

During the 1980s and 1990s Wise served on the advisory board of the [[National Student Film Institute]].<ref>{{cite book|title=National Student Film Institute/L.A: The Sixteenth Annual Los Angeles Student Film Festival|date=June 10, 1994|location=The Directors Guild Theatre|pages=10–11|ref=Program}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Los Angeles Student Film Institute: 13th Annual Student Film Festival|date=June 7, 1991|location=The Directors Guild Theatre|page=3|ref=Program}}</ref>

Wise also encouraged young filmmakers and responded to inquiries from fans and film students. Wise supervised [[Emilio Estevez]]'s debut as a director in ''Wisdom'' (1986) and was its executive producer.<ref name=Gehring276/> Wise also made a cameo performance in [[John Landis]]' ''[[The Stupids (film)|The Stupids]]'' (1996).<ref name=Gehring276/>

In his later years, Wise continued to be active in productions of DVD versions of his films, including making public appearances promoting those films. His last contributions were to the DVD commentaries of ''[[The Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music]]'', ''[[The Haunting (1963 film)|The Haunting]]'' and ''[[The Set-Up (1949 film)|The Set-Up]]''. He also oversaw the DVD commentaries of ''The Sand Pebbles'' and ''[[Executive Suite]]''. He also oversaw and provided DVD commentary for his Director's Edition of ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'', which included re-edited scenes, new optical effects and a new sound mix. This was the director's final project before his death.<ref>{{cite web|first=Liam|last=Hansen|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4853307|title=A Robert Wise Reprise|website=[[NPR]]|date=September 18, 2005|access-date=August 11, 2018}}</ref>