Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

Born in Germany. Art director who entered American film in 1937 with BULLDOG DRUMMOND COMES BACK at Paramount. Other notable credits (alone or in collaboration) include THANKS FOR THE MEMORY (1938), HOTEL IMPERIAL and ISLAND OF LOST MEN (both 1939), THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER (1940), several of the "Henry Aldrich" series (1941-1944), THE HITLER GANG (1944), THE AFFAIRS OF SUSAN (1945), THE EMPEROR WALTZ (1948), RED, HOT AND BLUE (1949), SEPTEMBER AFFAIR (1950), THE LEMON DROP KID (1951), STALAG 17 and THE CADDY (both 1953), THE NAKED JUNGLE (1954), THE SEA CHASE (1955), THE UNHOLY WIFE (1957), JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (1959), THE STORY OF RUTH (1960), THE MAGIC SWORD and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (both 1962), TWICE-TOLD TALES (1963), VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS (1965), and episodes of the TV series "Batman" and "Star Trek".  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1959: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH - Art Direction (w. Lyle Wheeler & Herman A. Blumenthal) 1 nomination