Emile Kuri

Emile Kuri
Born	11 June 1907(1907-06-11) Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Died	10 October 2000(2000-10-10) (aged 93) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Set decorator
Years active	1938 – 1972

Emile Kuri (11 June 1907 – 10 October 2000) was a Mexican-born American set decorator of Lebanese parentage.^[1] He won two Academy Awards and was nominated for six more in the category Best Art Direction.^[2]

He was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, and died in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Selected filmography

Kuri won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and was nominated for six more:

Won

The Heiress (1949)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

Nominated

Silver Queen (1942)
Carrie (1952)
Executive Suite (1954)
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

References

^ "Emile Kuri; Oscar-Winning Designer Worked on Disneyland". LA Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/oct/13/local/me-35963. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
^ "IMDb.com: Emile Kuri - Awards". IMDb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0475689/awards. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

External links

Emile Kuri at the Internet Movie Database
Emile Kuri at AllRovi

Persondata
Name	Kuri, Emile
Alternative names
Short description	Set decorator
Date of birth	1907-6-11
Place of birth	Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Date of death	2000-10-10
Place of death	Los Angeles, California

Academy Award for Art Direction (1941–1960)

1941–1946 Black & White / Color separate	1941 (bw): Richard Day, Nathan H. Juran, Thomas Little / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary, Edwin B. Willis • 1942 (bw): Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, Thomas Little / (c): Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, Thomas Little • 1943 (bw): James Basevi, William S. Darling, Thomas Little / (c): Alexander Golitzen, John B. Goodman, Russell A. Gausman, Ira S. Webb • 1944 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, William Ferrari, Paul Huldschinsky, Edwin B. Willis / (c): Wiard Ihnen, Thomas Little • 1945 (bw): Wiard Ihnen, A. Roland Fields / (c): Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté, Samuel M. Comer • 1946 (bw): William S. Darling, Lyle R. Wheeler, Thomas Little, Frank E. Hughes / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis

1947–1958 renamed Art Direction - Set Decoration Black & White / Color separate	1947 (bw): John Bryan, Wilfred Shingleton / (c): Alfred Junge • 1948 (bw): Roger K. Furse, Carmen Dillon / (c): Hein Heckroth, Arthur Lawson • 1949 (bw): Harry Horner, John Meehan, Emile Kuri / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore • 1950 (bw): Hans Dreier, John Meehan, Samuel M. Comer, Ray Moyer / (c): Hans Dreier, Walter Tyler, Samuel M. Comer, Ray Moyer • 1951 (bw): Richard Day, George James Hopkins / (c): Cedric Gibbons, E. Preston Ames, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason • 1952 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason /(c): Paul Sheriff, Marcel Vertès • 1953 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox • 1954 (bw): Richard Day / (c): John Meehan, Emile Kuri • 1955 (bw): Hal Pereira, Tambi Larsen, Samuel M. Comer, Arthur Krams / (c): William Flannery, Jo Mielziner, Robert Priestley • 1956 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm F. Brown, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox

1957–1958	1957: Ted Haworth, Robert Priestley • 1958: William A. Horning (posthumous award), E. Preston Ames, Henry Grace, F. Keogh Gleason

1959–1960 Black & White / Color separate	1959 (bw): Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss / (c): William A. Horning (posthumous award), Edward Carfagno, Hugh Hunt • 1960 (bw): Alexandre Trauner, Edward G. Boyle /(c): Alexander Golitzen, Eric Orbom (posthumous award), Russell A. Gausman, Julia Heron

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