Mildred Griffiths
Mildred Griffiths (born January 20, 1894 in California , † May 24, 1949 in Los Angeles , California) was an American production designer who was nominated for an Oscar for best production design.
Life
Between 1943 and 1948, Mildred Griffiths worked as a production designer on the staging of thirteen films. At the 1946 Academy Awards , she was with Cedric Gibbons , Urie McCleary and Edwin B. Willis for the Oscar for best production design in the color film Little Girl, Big Heart (National Velvet, 1944) by Clarence Brown with Elizabeth Taylor , Mickey Rooney and Donald Crisp nominated.
Filmography (selection)
- 1943: Homesickness ( Lassie Come Home )
- 1943: Gangster hunt in Brooklyn ( Whistling in Brooklyn )
- 1944: The Canterville Ghost ( The Canterville Ghost )
- 1944: Little Girl, Big Heart ( National Velvet )
- 1945: The Thin Man Goes Home ( The Thin Man Goes Home )
- 1945: The decision ( The Valley of Decision )
- 1947: Endless is the prairie ( The Sea of Grass )
Web links
- Mildred Griffiths in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Griffiths, Mildred |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American production designer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1894 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | California |
DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1949 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California |