Hilyard M. Brown
Hilyard M. Brown (born February 16, 1910 in Lincoln , Nebraska , † October 12, 2002 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American art director and production designer who won the Oscar for best production design for the color film Cleopatra at the 1964 Academy Awards (1963) won.
Life
Brown began his career as an art director and production designer in the Hollywood film industry in 1934 for the film Kentucky Kernels and was involved in the staging of ninety films.
At the 1964 Academy Awards, he won the Oscar for best production design in a color film, along with John DeCuir , Jack Martin Smith , Herman A. Blumenthal , Elven Webb , Maurice Pelling , Boris Juraga , Walter M. Scott , Paul S. Fox and Ray Moyer , specifically for the monumental film Cleopatra (1963) by Joseph L. Mankiewicz with Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Burton and Rex Harrison in the leading roles .
Filmography (selection)
- 1934: Kentucky Kernels
- 1945: A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
- 1946: The Undercover Woman
- 1947: The Ghost Goes Wild
- 1948: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein ( Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein )
- 1951: The Raging Tide
- 1953: Back To God's Country
- 1954: Creature from the Black Lagoon ( Creature from the Black Lagoon )
- 1955: The hunter's night
- 1957: The Devil's Curve ( The Devil's Hairpin )
- 1958: Man of the West ( Man of the West )
- 1959: Al Capone
- 1959: Disneyland (TV show)
- 1965: Colonel of Ryan's Express ( Von Ryan's Express )
- 1966: The Moon Calf (Way… Way Out)
- 1977: Minstrel Man (TV movie)
- 1984: Wet Gold (TV movie)
- 1986: Mr. and Mrs. Ryan (TV movie)
Awards
Web links
- Hilyard M. Brown in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brown, Hilyard M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American art director and production designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lincoln , Nebraska |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 2002 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |