Howard Bristol

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Howard Bristol (born August 14, 1902 in Iowa , USA , † February 11, 1971 in Santa Barbara , California , USA ) was an American art director and production designer who was nominated nine times for the Oscar for best production design.

Life

Bristol began his career as an art director and production designer in the Hollywood film industry in 1933 as a decorator for the film When Ladies Meet (1933) and was involved in the staging of 65 films until 1968.

He received his first nomination for an Oscar for best production design at the Academy Awards in 1942 together with Stephen Goosson for the decoration in the black and white film The Little Foxes (1941) by William Wyler with Bette Davis , Herbert Marshall and Teresa Wright based on the play of the same name by Lillian Hellman . In 1943 he was nominated together with Perry Ferguson for the equipment of the black and white film The Big Throw (1942), which was filmed by Sam Wood with Gary Cooper , Teresa Wright and Babe Ruth based on a story by Paul Gallico . Another nomination followed in 1944 with Ferguson for this Oscar for the equipment of the black and white film The North Star (1943), which was based on a template by Lillian Hellman and directed by Lewis Milestone with Anne Baxter , Dana Andrews and Walter Huston .

At the Academy Awards in 1945 , Bristol and Ernst Fegté received an Oscar nomination for the best production design in the color film The Corsair Ship (1944) by David Butler with Bob Hope , Virginia Mayo and Walter Slezak in the leading roles. The next Oscar nomination in this category followed in 1953 together with Richard Day and Clavé for the color film Hans Christian Andersen and the Dancer (1952) by Charles Vidor with Danny Kaye as " Hans Christian Andersen " and Farley Granger and Zizi Jeanmaire in other roles. 1956 he was awarded with Oliver Smith and Joseph C. Wright an Oscar nomination for the equipment of the color film Stealing Harvard - and Dolls (1955), a musical - comedy by Joseph L. Mankiewicz with Marlon Brando , Jean Simmons and Frank Sinatra .

Bristol received the next Oscar nomination for best production design in 1962 with Alexander Golitzen and Joseph C. Wright for the color film Almond Eyes and Lotos Blossoms (1961), a film adaptation directed by Henry Koster with Nancy Kwan , James Shigeta and Jack Soo in the leading roles the novel Flower Drum Song by CY Lee and the 1957 musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein . In 1968 he was nominated with Golitzen and George C. Webb for an Oscar for production design in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), a musical comedy by George Roy Hill starring Julie Andrews , James Fox and Mary Tyler Moore . Bristol received its ninth and final nomination for Best Production Design at the 1969 Academy Awards with Boris Leven and Walter M. Scott for the under the title Star! (1968) Robert Wise filmed the life story of actress Gertrude Lawrence with Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna and Michael Craig .

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SURNAME Bristol, Howard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American art director and production designer
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Iowa , USA
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 1971
Place of death Santa Barbara , California , USA