Patton (1970)

Art director who began his career as an associate at MGM for THE LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEY (1929). Other associate credits include MADAME X (1937), BOYS TOWN (1938), TARZAN FINDS A SON! (1939), FLIGHT COMMAND (1940), BLOSSOMS IN THE DUST (1941), MRS. MINIVER and STAND BY FOR ACTION (both 1942), and AN AMERICAN ROMANCE (1944). Graduating to art director in 1944, his credits, alone or in collaboration, include NATIONAL VELVET (1944), HER HIGHNESS AND THE BELLBOY (1945), DESIRE ME (1947), STATE OF THE UNION and COMMAND DECISION (both 1948), THE SECRET GARDEN (1949), THREE LITTLE WORDS (1950), PAT AND MIKE and PLYMOUTH ADVENTURE (both 1952), YOUNG BESS and KISS ME KATE (both 1953), SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (1954), LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME (1955), MEET ME IN LAS VEGAS (1956), RAINTREE COUNTY and DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER (both 1957), CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF and SOME CAME RUNNING (both 1958), ASK ANY GIRL (1959), BUTTERFIELD 8 (1960), TWO LOVES (1961), SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH (1962), THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER and THE PRIZE (both 1963), LOOKING FOR LOVE (1964), THE SANDPIPER and A PATCH OF BLUE (both 1965), THE SINGING NUN (1966), THE LAST CHALLENGE (1967), WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT? and THE SPLIT (both 1968), and his last film, PATTON (1970).

Interior Decoration (Color) 1941: BLOSSOMS IN THE DUST - Art Direction (w. Cedric Gibbons)  Nominated for Interior Decoration (Color) 1945: NATIONAL VELVET - Art Direction (w. Cedric Gibbons)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1953: YOUNG BESS - Art Direction (w. Cedric Gibbons)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1957: RAINTREE COUNTY - Art Direction (w. William A. Horning)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1965: A PATCH OF BLUE - Art Direction (w. George W. Davis)  Art Direction/Set Decoration 1970: PATTON - Art Direction (w. Gil Parrondo) 6 nominations, 2 Awards