Henry Bumstead

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Lloyd Henry Bumstead (born March 17, 1915 in Ontario , California , † May 24, 2006 in Pasadena , California) was an American film architect . In a career spanning more than 55 years, he won two Academy Awards for furnishing the films Who Disrupts the Nightingale and The Clou .

After graduating from the University of Southern California , he began his career at Paramount Pictures in 1937 . There he learned his trade from Hans Dreier , with whom he worked on several films. After Dreier's retirement he worked with his successor Hal Pereira from 1951 . His breakthrough came in 1956 when he designed the buildings for The Man Who Knew Too For Alfred Hitchcock . More work for Hitchcock followed: Vertigo , Topas and Family Grave .

In 1961 Bumstead left Paramount and went to Universal , where he worked closely with Alexander Golitzen . He met George Roy Hill and Clint Eastwood and worked with both on several projects. Bumstead continued his profession until his death.

Filmography (selection)

literature

  • Ralph Eue: "Design for the character". Conversation with Henry Bumstead . In: film service . Volume 58 No. 3/2005, pp. 26-30, ISSN  0720-0781

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personal data
SURNAME Bumstead, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bumstead, Lloyd Henry (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American production designer
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Ontario , California
DATE OF DEATH May 24, 2006
Place of death Pasadena , California