Ben-Hur (1959)

Born in Missouri, USA. Art director at MGM who began as an associate art director for SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1935). Other associate credits include AH, WILDERNESS! (also 1935), FURY, THE GORGEOUS HUSSY and LIBELED LADY (all 1936), PARNELL (1937), MARIE ANTOINETTE (1938) and THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939). He was nominated for his only art director credit of this period, CONQUEST (1937). He received a later credit for QUO VADIS? (1951), and after Cedric Gibbon's retirement, Horning became supervising art director at the studio. Subsequent credits include THE POWER AND THE PRIZE, TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON and TEA AND SYMPATHY (all 1956), THE WINGS OF EAGLES, DESIGNING WOMAN, SOMETHING OF VALUE, SILK STOCKINGS, RAINTREE COUNTY, JAILHOUSE ROCK, LES GIRLS and DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER (all 1957), GIGI, THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, SOME CAME RUNNING and TORPEDO RUN (all 1958), THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL, ASK ANY GIRL, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, WATUSI, THE MATING GAME, BEN-HUR, GREEN MANSIONS and COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (all 1959), and his last film, released after his death from cancer at the age of 53, FURY RIVER (1961).  Nominated for Interior Decoration 1937: CONQUEST (w. Cedric Gibbons)  Art Direction-Set Decoration (Color) 1959: BEN-HUR (w. Edward C. Carfagno & Hugh Hunt) 2 nominations, 1 Award