Hugh Hunt

American set decorator

Hugh Hunt
Born(1902-03-08)March 8, 1902
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
DiedSeptember 1, 1988(1988-09-01) (aged 86)
OccupationSet decorator
Years active1935-1970

Hugh Hunt (March 8, 1902 – September 1, 1988)[1] was an American set decorator. He won two Academy Awards and was nominated for eleven more in the category Best Art Direction.[2]

Selected filmography

Hunt won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and was nominated for eleven more:

Won
  • Ben-Hur (1959)
  • Julius Caesar (1953)
Nominated
  • Mister Buddwing (1966)
  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
  • Twilight of Honor (1963)
  • Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
  • Cimarron (1960)
  • Raintree County (1957)
  • I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
  • Quo Vadis (1951)
  • The Red Danube (1949)
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
  • Madame Curie (1943)

References

  1. ^ "The Swedish Film Database". sfi.se. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  2. ^ "IMDb.com: Hugh Hunt - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved December 16, 2008.

External links

  • Hugh Hunt at IMDb
  • Hugh Hunt at AllMovie
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1927–1939
Interior Decoration
  • 1927/1928: William Cameron Menzies
  • 1929/1929: Cedric Gibbons
  • 1929/1930: Herman Rosse
  • 1930/1931: Max Rée
  • 1931/1932: Gordon Wiles
  • 1932/1933: William S. Darling
  • 1934: Cedric Gibbons, Fredric Hope
  • 1935: Richard Day
  • 1936: Richard Day
  • 1937: Stephen Goosson
  • 1938: Carl Jules Weyl
  • 1939: Lyle R. Wheeler
1940–1946
Black & White
/ Color separate1947–1956 renamed
Art Direction
- Set Decoration
Black & White
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1957–19581959–1966
Black & White
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1967–1980
1981–2000
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