Stephen B. Grimes
Stephen B. Grimes (born April 18, 1927 in Weybridge , † September 12, 1988 in Positano ) was a British art director and set designer who won an Oscar for best production design in 1986 .
Life
Grimes began his career as an art director and production designer in the film industry in 1953 with the film A Princess in Love and worked on the stage equipment of more than thirty films until his death.
Academy Awards In 1965 he was the first to win an Oscar for best production design in the black and white film The Night of the Iguana (1964) by John Huston with Richard Burton , Deborah Kerr and Ava Gardner in the lead roles . 1971 followed a nomination for the British Academy Film Award (BAFTA Film Award) for the best production design in the melodrama Ryan's daughter (1970) by David Lean with Robert Mitchum , Trevor Howard and Christopher Jones . He got another Oscar nomination for best production design in 1974 with William Kiernan for The Way We Were (1973) by Sydney Pollack with Barbra Streisand , Robert Redford and Bradford Dillman .
At the 1986 Academy Awards, he and Josie MacAvin received the Oscar for best production design in Out of Africa (1985) by Sydney Pollack with Meryl Streep , Robert Redford and Klaus Maria Brandauer .
Filmography (selection)
- 1953: A princess falls in love ( The Sword and the Rose , set designer)
- 1956: Moby Dick (assistant to the set designer)
- 1957: The Sailor and the Nun ( Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison )
- 1958: The Roots of Heaven ( The Roots of Heaven )
- 1960: Those who are not forgiven ( The Unforgiven )
- 1961: Misfits ( The Misfits )
- 1962: The List of Adrian Messenger ( The List of Adrian Messenger )
- 1962: Freud
- 1964: The Night of the Iguana ( The Night of the Iguana )
- 1966: This Property Is Condemned ( This Property is Condemned )
- 1967: Reflections in a Golden Eye ( Reflections in a Golden Eye )
- 1969: Dave - Zuhaus on all beds ( Sinful Davey )
- 1969: A Walk with Love and Death ( A Walk with Love and Death )
- 1970: Ryan's Daughter ( Ryan's Daughter )
- 1973: The Way We Were ( The Way We Were )
- 1975: Yakuza ( The Yakuza )
- 1975: Three Days of the Condor ( Three Days of the Condor )
- 1976: A Dead Body for Dessert ( Murder by Death )
- 1977: Bobby Deerfield
- 1978: hour of probation ( straight time )
- 1980: Urban Cowboy
- 1981: The Shackles of Power ( True Confessions )
- 1981: On Golden Pond ( On Golden Pond )
- 1983: Krull
- 1983: Never Say Never ( Never Say Never Again )
- 1983: An Unequal Couple ( The Dresser )
- 1985: Out of Africa ( Out of Africa )
- 1987: The Dead ( The Dead )
- 1988: Black Summer ( Haunted Summer )
Awards
Web links
- Stephen B. Grimes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Grimes, Stephen B. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British art director and production designer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1927 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Weybridge , Surrey , England |
DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1988 |
Place of death | Positano , Province of Salerno , Italy |