James W. Payne
James W. Payne (born November 11, 1929 in Ogden , Utah , † August 12, 1992 in Salt Lake City , Utah) was an American art director and production designer who won the Oscar for best production design and two more times for was nominated for an Oscar in this category.
Life
Payne worked as an art director and production designer in the Hollywood film industry between 1960 and 1989 on the staging of over sixty films and television series .
At the 1964 Academy Awards , he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Design in a Color Film, along with Hal Pereira , Roland Anderson and Sam Comer , for the comedy If My Bedroom Could Talk (1963) by Bud Yorkin with Frank Sinatra , Lee J. Cobb and Molly Picon . He got his second Oscar nomination in this category with Pereira, Arthur Lonergan and Robert R. Benton for the color film ... because nobody is without guilt (1966) by Russell Rouse with Stephen Boyd , Elke Sommer and Milton Berle in the leading roles .
At the Academy Awards in 1974 he was finally honored with Henry Bumstead with the Oscar for best production design in the crook comedy The Clou (1973) by George Roy Hill with Paul Newman , Robert Redford and Robert Shaw .
Filmography (selection)
- 1960: The Rebel (TV series)
- 1963: The slow seller
- 1967: Derek Flint - hard as flint
- 1971: The Todd Killings
- 1974: extra sheet
- 1976: family grave
- 1977: snapshot
- 1979: Deadly Embrace
- 1981: Zorro, the Gay Blade ( Zorro the Gay Blade )
- 1989: Nina's alibi
Awards
Web links
- James W. Payne in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Payne, James W. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American art director and production designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ogden , Utah |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1992 |
| Place of death | Salt Lake City , Utah |