Cary Odell
Cary Odell (born September 20, 1910 in Indiana , † January 19, 1988 in San Luis Obispo , California ) was an American production designer for films.
Life
Cary Odell first worked as a set artist for Columbia Pictures from 1935 . For the lush backdrops of Frank Capra's fantasy film In the Fetters of Shangri-La ( Lost Horizon , 1937), he was inspired by the style of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright for his drawings . In 1939 he was allowed to help design the production as an assistant for Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ( Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ). Three years later he came to Columbia for the first time as art director .
Over the years he has been nominated three times for an Oscar in the category Best Production Design, for example for Charles Vidor's Technicolor film musical Es tanzt die Göttin ( Cover Girl , 1944), Richard Quine's My Bride is Psychic ( Bell, Book and Candle , 1958) and John Frankenheimer's Seven days in May ( Seven days in May , 1964). However, he always came away empty-handed. From 1955 he also worked for US television before retiring from show business in 1974. He died in San Luis Obispo , California in 1988 at the age of 77 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1937: In the Shackles of Shangri-La ( Lost Horizon ) - Director: Frank Capra not in the credits
- 1939: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ( Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ) - Director: Frank Capra uncredited
- 1941: Chords of Love ( Penny Serenade ) - Director: George Stevens uncredited
- 1942: My Sister Ellen ( My Sister Eileen ) - Director: Alexander Hall
- 1944: The Goddess Dances ( Cover Girl ) - Director: Charles Vidor
- 1948: Liebesnächte in Sevilla ( The Loves of Carmen ) - Director: Charles Vidor
- 1948: We were alien to us (We Were Strangers)
- 1950: My luck in your hands ( No Sad Songs for Me ) - Director: Rudolph Maté
- 1951: Death of a Salesman ( Death of a Salesman ) - Director: László Benedek
- 1952: Das Mädchen Frankie (The Member of the Wedding)
- 1953: The 5000 fingers of Dr. T. ( The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. ) - Director: Roy Rowland
- 1953: Damn in All Eternity ( From Here to Eternity ) - Director: Fred Zinnemann
- 1954: The Caine Mutiny ( The Caine Mutiny ) - Director: Edward Dmytryk
- 1955: The Man from Laramie ( The Man from Laramie ) - Director: Anthony Mann
- 1957: The Beast from Space ( 20 Million Miles to Earth ) - Director: Nathan Juran
- 1958: My Bride Is Psychic ( Bell, Book and Candle ) - Directed by Richard Quine
- 1959: They Came to Cordura ( They Came to Cordura ) - Director: Robert Rossen
- 1959: Not with me, gentlemen ( It Happened to Jane ) - Director: Richard Quine
- 1961: The Creepy Mr. Sardonicus (Mr. Sardonicus)
- 1962: Still Rooms Free ( The Notorious Landlady ) - Director: Richard Quine
- 1962: Kid Galahad - Hard Fists, Hot Love ( Kid Galahad ) - Director: Phil Karlson
- 1963: Dolls under the Roof ( Toys in the Attic ) - Director: George Roy Hill
- 1964: Die Heulboje ( The Patsy ) - Director: Jerry Lewis
- 1964: Seven Days in May ( Seven Days in May ) - Director: John Frankenheimer
- 1965: Forty Cars Westward ( The Hallelujah Trail ) - Directed by John Sturges
- 1966: The Hotel ( Hotel )
- 1967: The Unyielding ( Cool Hand Luke ) - Director: Stuart Rosenberg
- 1968: The Man in Mommy's Bed ( With Six You Get Eggroll ) - Director: Howard Morris
- 1969: Mackenna's Gold - Director: J. Lee Thompson
- 1969: Risking Your Neck ( The Gypsy Moths ) - Director: John Frankenheimer
- 1971-1972: The Partridge Family ( The Partridge Family ) (TV series, 21 episodes)
Awards
Oscar
Nominated:
- 1945: Best production design for The Goddess Dances (together with Fay Babcock , Lionel Banks )
- 1959: Best production design for My Bride is Psychic (together with Louis Diage )
- 1965: Best production design for Seven Days in May (with Edward G. Boyle )
Web links
- Cary Odell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Cary Odell in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kenneth Von Gunden: Flights of Fancy: The Great Fantasy Films . McFarland & Company, 1989, ISBN 0-7864-1214-3 , p. 131.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Odell, Cary |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American production designer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1910 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Indiana |
DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1988 |
Place of death | San Luis Obispo , California |