Herman A. Blumenthal

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Herman Allen Blumenthal (born May 21, 1916 , † March 30, 1986 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American art director and production designer who had won the Oscar twice for best production design and one more time for the Oscar in this category was nominated.

Life

Blumenthal began his work as an art director and production designer in the Hollywood film industry in 1955 for the television series The 20th Century-Fox Hour and was involved in the production of around forty films and television series by 1981.

At the Academy Awards in 1960 he was nominated with Lyle R. Wheeler , Franz Bachelin , Walter M. Scott and Joseph Kish for the Oscar for best production design in the color film The Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), the director Henry Levin with James Mason , Pat Boone and Arlene Dahl based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne .

In 1964 he won the Oscar for best production design in a color film, along with John DeCuir , Jack Martin Smith , Hilyard M. Brown , Elven Webb , Maurice Pelling , Boris Juraga , Walter M. Scott , Paul S. Fox and Ray Moyer for the monumental film Cleopatra (1963) by Joseph L. Mankiewicz with Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Burton and Rex Harrison in the leading roles .

He won his second Oscar for best production design together with DeCuir, Smith, Scott, George James Hopkins and Raphael Bretton in 1970 for the musical film Hello, Dolly! (1969) by Gene Kelly with Barbra Streisand , Walter Matthau and Michael Crawford .

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 1964 : Oscar for the best production design in a color film
  • 1970 : Oscar for best production design

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personal data
SURNAME Blumenthal, Herman A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blumenthal, Herman Allen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American art director and production designer
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1916
DATE OF DEATH March 30, 1986
Place of death Los Angeles , California