Max Parker
Max Parker (born July 12, 1882 in Prescott , Arizona , † July 8, 1964 in Torrance , California ) was an American art director and production designer who was nominated at the Academy Awards in 1943 for the Oscar for best production design.
Life
Parker began his career as an art director and production designer in the Hollywood film industry in 1916 for the silent film The Victoria Cross by Edward LeSaint and was involved in the production of almost 100 films by 1947.
At the 1943 Academy Awards, he was nominated, along with Mark-Lee Kirk and Casey Roberts, for the Oscar for best production design in the black and white film Our Sweet Home ( George Washington slept here , 1942), a comedy film directed by William Keighley starring Jack Benny , Ann Sheridan and starring Charles Coburn .
Filmography (selection)
- 1916: The Victoria Cross
- 1925: The Road To Yesterday
- 1926: gigolo
- 1931: The Public Enemy ( The Public Enemy )
- 1932: Call Her Savage
- 1933: I am Susanne ( I Am Suzanne! )
- 1935: The Gay Deception
- 1936: Colleen
- 1937: Marry the Girl
- 1937: Murder in the Nightclub ( Marked Woman )
- 1938: Men Are Such Fools
- 1939: Twelve months probation period ( Invisible Stripes )
- 1939: The Roaring Twenties ( The Roaring Twenties )
- 1941: Agents of the Night ( All Through the Night )
- 1941: Hearts on fire ( Manpower )
- 1941: Arsenic and Old Lace ( Arsenic and Old Lace )
- 1942: Our Home Sweet Home (George Washington slept here)
- 1945: Pride of the Marines
- 1946: The Big Sleep ( The Big Sleep )
- 1946: In the Secret Service ( Cloak and Dagger )
- 1947: The deep valley ( Deep Valley )
Web links
- Max Parker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parker, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American art director and production designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prescott , Arizona |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 1964 |
| Place of death | Torrance , California |