William A. Horning

William Allen Horning (born November 9, 1904 in Missouri , † March 2, 1959 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American art director and production designer .

Live and act

After graduating from the School of Architecture of the University of California , Shadow of Doubt was the first of a total of 73 films he made in 1935 .

Like producer Sam Zimbalist , Horning died while filming Ben Hur , for which he was posthumously honored with an Oscar in 1960 .

He was married to Esther Montgomery until his death from cancer.

Awards

Oscars (Academy Awards)
- 1960: Ben Hur (won posthumously) and The Invisible Third (nominated posthumously)
- 1959: Gigi (won posthumously)
- 1958: The Land of the Rain Tree and The Girls (nominated)
- 1952: Quo Vadis (nominated)
- 1940: The Wizard of Oz (nominated)
- 1938: Maria Walewska (nominated)

Filmography

Art Director (selection)

1937: Maria Walewska (Conquest)
1951: Quo Vadis
1956: The Power and the Prize ( The Power and the Prize )
1957–1959: The Thin Man (TV series, 65 episodes)
1958: The Brothers Karamazov (The Brothers Karamazov)
1958: Gigi
1958: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)
1958: Torpedo go! (Torpedo Run)
1958: Damn they are all (Some Came Running)
1959: The Beat Generation
1959: The Invisible Third (North by Northwest)
1959: Ben Hur
1960: the enemy in the back (Mission of Danger)
1961: Fury River

Art Department (selection)

1935: Shadow of Doubt
1936: Blind Fury (Fury)
1936: Funny sinners (Libeled Lady)
1936: His secretary (Wife vs. Secretary)
1939: The Wizard of Oz (The Wizard of Oz)
1957: canyon of destruction (Gun Glory)

Web links

William A. Horning in the Internet Movie Database (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Horning, William A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Horning, William Allen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American art director and production designer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 9, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH	Missouri
DATE OF DEATH	March 2, 1959
Place of death	Los Angeles , California