Paul Groesse
Paul Groesse (born February 28, 1906 in Austria-Hungary , † May 4, 1987 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles ) was an American film set designer .
Life
After graduating from Yale University , Paul Groesse worked as an architect in Chicago in the early 1930s . In 1937 he was contracted by MGM as an outfitter and from 1944 also worked there as art director, the artistic director of a film production.
Groesse specialized in 19th century décor, which made him ideal for films such as The Great Waltz (1938), Madame Curie (1943) and The Decision (1945). He often worked with the legendary production designer Cedric Gibbons , with whom he, like Edwin B. Willis , was nominated several times for an Oscar . He won the film award for the three films Pride and Prejudice (1940), The Wilderness Calls (1946) and Little Brave Jo (1949). In 1967 he ended his professional career in film. Paul Groesse died in Los Angeles in 1987 at the age of 81 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1938: Three Comrades - Directed by Frank Borzage
- 1938: The Great Waltz ( The Great Waltz ) - Director: Julien Duvivier
- 1938: Burning Fire of Passion ( The Shining Hour ) - Director: Frank Borzage
- 1939: Below and over it ( It's a Wonderful World ) - Director: WS Van Dyke
- 1939: Lady of the Tropics - Directed by Jack Conway
- 1940: Pride and Prejudice ( Pride and Prejudice ) - Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- 1941: The Last Bandit ( Billy the Kid ) - Directed by David Miller
- 1941: The Shadow of the Thin Man ( Shadow of the Thin Man ) - Director: WS Van Dyke
- 1942: Tortilla Flat - Director: Victor Fleming
- 1943: Heimweh ( Lassie Come Home ) - Director: Fred M. Wilcox
- 1943: Madame Curie - Director: Mervyn LeRoy
- 1944: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo ( Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo ) - Director: Mervyn LeRoy
- 1945: The decision ( The Valley of Decision ) - Director: Tay Garnett
- 1946: The Yearling ( The Yearling ) - Director: Clarence Brown
- 1947: Sea of Grass ( The Sea of Grass ) - Director: Elia Kazan
- 1948: Whirl around Judy ( A Date with Judy ) - Director: Richard Thorpe
- 1949: Little Brave Jo ( Little Women ) - Director: Mervyn LeRoy
- 1950: Duel in der Manege ( Annie Get Your Gun ) - Director: George Sidney
- 1950: Von Katzen und Katern ( The Big Hangover ) - Director: Norman Krasna
- 1950: King Solomon's Mines ( King Solomon's Mines ) - Director: Compton Bennett
- 1951: My husband wants to marry ( Grounds for Marriage ) - Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- 1952: The Merry Widow ( The Merry Widow ) - Director: Curtis Bernhardt
- 1953: Lili - Directed by Charles Walters
- 1954: Symphony of the Heart ( Rhapsody ) - Director: Charles Vidor
- 1954: Daring Landing ( Men of the Fighting Lady ) - Director: Andrew Marton
- 1956: Catered Affair ( The Catered Affair ) - Director: Richard Brooks
- 1958: The Brothers Karamazov ( The Brothers Karamazov ) - Director: Richard Brooks
- 1959: The death not fear ( The Wreck of the Mary Deare ) - Director: Michael Anderson
- 1959: The Gazebo - Director: George Marshall
- 1962: Music Man - Directed by Morton DaCosta
- 1963: Character Assassination ( Twilight of Honor ) - Director: Boris Sagal
- 1966: attack on the Queen Mary ( Assault on a Queen ) - Director: Jack Donohue
- 1966: Face Without a Name ( Mister Buddwing ) - Director: Delbert Mann
- 1967: In the Heat of the Night ( In the Heat of the Night ) - Director: Norman Jewison
Awards
Oscar
Won:
- 1941: Pride and Prejudice (with Cedric Gibbons )
- 1947: The wilderness is calling (with Cedric Gibbons , Edwin B. Willis )
- 1950: Little Brave Jo (with Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore )
Nominated:
- 1944: Madame Curie (with Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt )
- 1951: Duel in the ring (together with Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Richard Pefferle )
- 1952: Too Young to Kiss (with Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore)
- 1953: The Merry Widow (with Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Arthur Krams )
- 1954: Lili (together with Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Arthur Krams)
- 1963: Music Man (with George James Hopkins )
- 1964: Character assassination (with George W. Davis , Henry Grace , Hugh Hunt)
- 1967: Face Without a Name (with George W. Davis, Henry Grace, Hugh Hunt)
Web links
- Paul Size in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Larry Langman: Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking . McFarland & Company, 2000, ISBN 0-7864-0681-X , pp. 13-14.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Great, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American production designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4th 1987 |
| Place of death | Woodland Hills , Los Angeles |