Seven Days in May (1964)

Born in Indiana, USA. Art director who entered American film as an associate at Columbia for PENNY SERENADE and BEDTIME STORY (both 1941). As art director, alone or in collaboration, Odell's credits include FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (1942), CITY WITHOUT MEN and DESTROYER (both 1943), COVER GIRL (1944), SING WHILE YOU DANCE (1946), BLIND SPOT (1947), THE LOVES OF CARMEN (1948), WE WERE STRANGERS (1949), NO SAD SONGS FOR ME (1950), DEATH OF A SALESMAN (1951), THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING (1952), THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T. and FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (both 1953), THE CAINE MUTINY (1954), THE MAN FROM LARAMIE (1955), STORM CENTER (1956), 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH (1957), COWBOY and BELL BOOK AND CANDLE (both 1958), IT HAPPENED TO JANE (1959), 13 GHOSTS (1960), HOMICIDAL and MR. SARDONICUS (both 1961), THE NOTORIOUS LANDLADY and KID GALAHAD (both 1962), TOYS IN THE ATTIC (1963), SEVEN DAYS IN MAY, THE PATSY and SEX AND THE SINGLE GIRL (all 1964), THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL (1965), HOTEL and COOL HAND LUKE (both 1967), WITH SIX YOU GET EGGROLL (1968), MACKENNA'S GOLD (1969), THE ALL-AMERICAN BOY (1973) and his last feature film, W (1974). From 1959, Odell also worked in television as art director for episodes of "Dennis the Menace", "The Partridge Family" and "Ghost Story", as well as 2 made-for-TV movies.  Nominated for Interior Decoration (Color) 1944: COVER GIRL - Art Direction (w. Lionel Banks)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1958: BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE - Art Direction  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1964: SEVEN DAYS IN MAY - Art Direction 3 nominations