Fred M. MacLean

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Fred Merrill MacLean (born July 9, 1898 in North Dakota , † June 3, 1976 in Los Angeles ) was an American production designer .

Life

Fred M. MacLean, son of a Canadian and an American , worked as a production designer in Hollywood from 1933 , where he was contracted to Warner Brothers . Over the course of his career, he has worked with directors such as Howard Hawks , William Wyler , Raoul Walsh , John Huston , George Cukor and George Stevens . In 1942 he was nominated for the first time in the category Best Production Design for the Howard Hawks film Sergeant York . Other nominations he received for The Adventures of Mark Twain ( The Adventures of Mark Twain , 19441) and George Stevens' The Greatest Story Ever Told ( The Greatest Story Ever Told , 1965). From 1954 he was also used several times on US television. He died in Los Angeles in 1976 at the age of 77 .

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SURNAME MacLean, Fred M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES MacLean, Fred Merrill
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American production designer
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH North Dakota
DATE OF DEATH 3rd June 1976
Place of death los Angeles