William Waiter
William Kellner (born Wilhelm Wolf Kellner ; born July 30, 1900 in Austria , † May 1996 in Brighton , East Sussex ) was an Austrian - British production designer .
Life
He began his career as an illustrator for the film A Canterbury Tale (1944). Further commissions for I know where I'm going (1945), encounter (1945), error in the hereafter (1946) and black narcissus (1947) followed. In 1948 he switched to production design and worked on several British productions. Kellner was nominated twice for an Oscar : 1950 for King's Love and 1960 for Suddenly last summer . His last major assignment was for the television series Girls in the Clouds (1970–1971). In 1949 he won the prize for the best production design with the film Adel committed at the Venice International Film Festival .
Filmography (selection)
- 1948: Königsliebe (Saraband for Dead Lovers)
- 1949: Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades)
- 1949: Nobility obliged (Kind Hearts and Coronets)
- 1951: Luck Came Overnight (The Lavender Hill Mob)
- 1952: The Blinded (Secret People)
- 1958: Scream at Dawn (The Man Upstairs)
- 1959: A City Is Looking For A Killer (Jack the Ripper)
- 1959: Suddenly last summer (Suddenly)
- 1963: Come Fly with Me
- 1970–1971: Girl in the Clouds (From a Bird's Eye View)
Web links
- William Kellner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Waiter, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waiter, Wilhelm Wolf (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austro-British production designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1996 |
| Place of death | Brighton , East Sussex |