Robert Usher
Robert Beneke Usher (born February 27, 1901 in Missouri , † July 23, 1990 in Tehama County , California ) was an American film set designer .
Life
Robert Usher studied art in Paris . Like many other artists of his generation who received no commissions during the Great Depression , he went to Hollywood , where he was contracted as a production designer with Paramount Pictures in 1933 . In the Mae West film You did him wrong (1933), he was first used as a production designer. In the following years he often took over the artistic direction of Paramount's productions together with Hans Dreier , for example with Peter Ibbetson (1935), Die Dschungel-Princess (1936), Engel ( Angel , 1937) and Die Scarhand (1942). In 1941, Usher and Dreier received his first Oscar nomination for Best Production Design for Arise, My Love . Further nominations followed in 1942 and 1945, but it was always empty. In 1950 he retired from the film business. He died in Tehama County , California in 1990 at the age of 89 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1933: They did him wrong ( She Done Him Wrong )
- 1934: meeting point: Paris! ( Now and Forever )
- 1935: Peter Ibbetson
- 1935: Women - Whims ( The Bride Comes Home )
- 1936: The Big Broadcast of 1936
- 1936: Pearls for happiness ( Desire )
- 1936: The Jungle Princess ( The Jungle Princess )
- 1937: Waikiki Wedding
- 1937: Angel ( Angel )
- 1937: A murder dizziness ( True Confession )
- 1938: Bluebeard's Eighth Wife ( Bluebeard's Eighth Wife )
- 1938: On forbidden paths ( Ride a Crooked Mile )
- 1939: Midnight - unveiled at midnight ( Midnight )
- 1939: Inheritance at midnight ( The Cat and the Canary )
- 1940: Arise, My Love
- 1941: The Road to Zanzibar ( Road to Zanzibar )
- 1941: The Golden Gate ( Hold Back the Dawn )
- 1941: Louisiana Purchase
- 1942: Beloved Spy ( My Favorite Blonde )
- 1942: Die Scarhand ( This Gun for Hire )
- 1942: Road to Morocco ( Road to Morocco )
- 1943: No Time for Love ( No Time for Love )
- 1944: Plunge into happiness ( Practically Yours )
- 1947: Crazy Wednesday ( The Sin of Harold Diddlebock )
Awards
- 1941: Oscar nomination in the category Best Production Design together with Hans Dreier for Arise, My Love
- 1942: Oscar nomination in the category Best Production Design for The Golden Gate together with Hans Dreier and Sam Comer
- 1945: Oscar nomination in the category Best Production Design for No Time for Love together with Hans Dreier and Sam Comer
Web links
- Robert Usher in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ American Heritage Society (Ed.): Americana Magazine . Volume 14, 1986, p. 24.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Usher, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Usher, Robert Beneke (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American production designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 1990 |
| Place of death | Tehama County , California |