Alexander Toluboff
Alexander Toluboff (born October 1882 in Lublin , Poland (at the time of birth: Russian Empire ), † July 1, 1940 in Bloomfield Hills , Michigan ) was a Russian-born American film architect who won three Oscar for the best production design was nominated.
biography
Toluboff came to the United States at a young age and was naturalized by the US District Court of San Francisco on August 2, 1926. He began his career as a film architect in the Hollywood film industry in 1927 with The Son of the Taiga and was involved in the production of around 35 films until his death.
He received his first nomination for an Oscar for best production design at the 1938 Academy Awards for For You, Madame ... (1937). Further nominations for an Oscar in this category were in 1939 for Algiers (1938) and in 1940 for Ringo (1939).
Other well-known films for which he was responsible for the production design were Queen Christine (1933) and Gehetzt (1937). One of his assistants during this time was Alexander Golitzen , who was also from Russia .
Web links
- Alexander Toluboff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Toluboff, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lublin , Poland , at the time of the birth to Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1940 |
| Place of death | Bloomfield Hills , Michigan |