Melville Shavelson: Melville Shavelson. Writer: The Five Pennies. Melville Shavelson was born on 1 April 1917 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Five Pennies (1959), Houseboat (1958) and The War Between Men and Women (1972). He was married to Ruth Lafaye Florea and Lucille (Lucy) T. Myers. He died on 8 August 2007 in Studio City, California, USA.
