Edward G. Boyle
Edward G. Boyle (born January 30, 1899 in Cobden , Ontario , † February 17, 1977 in Hollywood , California ) was a Canadian production designer .
Life
Boyle moved to Hollywood in the mid-1920s, where he first directed a silent film. From 1931 he held various positions in the film business; He started out as a prop master , then became a set designer and finally assistant production designer for the production of A Star Rises . For Gone with the Wind he was responsible for the interior shots without naming his name in the credits. Another unnamed collaboration had in Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator . In 1942 he received his first Oscar nomination for the adventure film The Son of Monte Christo . He then worked on Die Spur im Dunkel with Fred Zinnemann and took part in the Marx Brothers comedy One Night in Casablanca .
Between 1959 and 1966, Boyle worked five times with Billy Wilder , including his classic film Some Like It Hot , for which Boyle received his second Oscar nomination. In 1961, when he was nominated for the third time, Das Appartement received the award for the first time. He subsequently had other nominations for Infam , Seven Days in May , Der Glückspilz and Gaily, Gaily . In 1970 he retired from the film business.
Filmography (selection)
- 1937: A Star Is Born (A Star Is Born)
- 1939: Gone with the Wind (Gone with the Wind)
- 1940: The Great Dictator (The Great Dictator)
- 1942: Friendly Enemies
- 1942: The track in the dark (Eyes in the Night)
- 1944: Up in Mabel's Room
- 1945: Battle storm on Monte Cassino (Story of GI Joe)
- 1945: The last weekend ( And Then There Were None )
- 1946: A Night in Casablanca (A Night in Casablanca)
- 1952: Wildes Blut (Ruby Gentry)
- 1953: Marriage to Satan (Sudden Fear)
- 1953: Invasion from Mars (Invaders from Mars)
- 1954: Johnny Guitar - When Women Hate (Johnny Guitar)
- 1956: It's the turn of the seventh (Seven Men from Now)
- 1957: The bachelor party (The Bachelor Party)
- 1958: Separated from table and bed (separate tables)
- 1958: The Big Country (The Big Country)
- 1958: The Man of the West
- 1959: Some Like It Hot (Some Like It Hot)
- 1960: The apartment (The Apartment)
- 1961: Infam (The Children's Hour)
- 1963: The girl Irma la Douce (Irma la Douce)
- 1963: Seven Days in May (Seven Days in May)
- 1964: Kiss Me, Fool (Kiss Me, Stupid)
- 1966: The Fortune Cookie (The Fortune Cookie)
- 1967: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying)
- 1968: Thomas Crown is unbelievable (The Thomas Crown Affair)
- 1969: Gaily, Gaily
Awards
- 1942: Oscar nomination for The Son of Monte Christo
- 1960: Oscar nomination for Some Like It Hot
- 1961: Oscar for The Apartment
- 1962: Oscar nomination for Infam
- 1965: Oscar nomination for Seven Days in May
- 1967: Oscar nomination for Der Glückspilz
- 1970: Oscar nomination for Gaily, Gaily
Web links
- Edward G. Boyle in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Edward G. Boyle in the All Movie Guide (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Boyle, Edward G. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian production designer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1899 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cobden , Ontario , Canada |
DATE OF DEATH | 17th February 1977 |
Place of death | Hollywood , California , United States |