Born in Chicago, IL; educated at the University of Illinois. One of Hollywood's most distinguished art directors. Pereira began his career designing film theaters in Chicago, moved to the West Coast in 1942 and was made supervising art director at Paramount in 1950 -- a post he held for 18 years. Pereira worked on almost 250 films and received 23 Academy nominations, each earned with at least one collaborator. For a complete list of Pereira's credits, see the Internet Movie DataBase.

Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1952: CARRIE - Art Direction (w. Roland Anderson)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1953: ROMAN HOLIDAY - Art Direction (w. Walter H. Tyler)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1954: RED GARTERS - Art Direction (w. Roland Anderson)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1954: SABRINA - Art Direction (w. Walter H. Tyler)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1954: THE COUNTRY GIRL - Art Direction (w. Roland Anderson)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1955: TO CATCH A THIEF - Art Direction (w. Joseph McMillan Johnson)  Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1955: THE ROSE TATTOO - Art Direction (w. Tambi Larsen)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1956: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - Art Direction (w. Walter H. Tyler & Albert Nozaki)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1956: THE PROUD AND THE PROFANE - Art Direction (w. A. Earl Hedrick)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1957: FUNNY FACE - Art Direction (w. George W. Davis)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1958: VERTIGO - Art Direction (w. Henry Bumstead)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1959: CAREER - Art Direction (w. Walter H. Tyler)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1960: VISIT TO A SMALL PLANET - Art Direction (w. Walter H. Tyler)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1960: IT STARTED IN NAPLES - Art Direction (w. Roland Anderson)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1961: SUMMER AND SMOKE - Art Direction (w. Walter H. Tyler)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1961: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S - Art Direction (w. Roland Anderson)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1962: THE PIGEON THAT TOOK ROME - Art Direction (w. Roland Anderson)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1963: COME BLOW YOUR HORN - Art Direction (w. Roland Anderson)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1963: LOVE WITH THE PROPER STRANGER - Art Direction (w. Roland Anderson)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1963: HUD - Art Direction (w. Tambi Larsen)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1965: THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD - Art Direction (w. Tambi Larsen & Edward Marshall)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black & White) 1965: THE SLENDER THREAD - Art Direction (w. Jack Poplin)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1966: THE OSCAR - Art Direction (w. Arthur Lonergan) 23 nominations, 1 Award