Hugh Hunt

Hugh Hunt
Born	8 March 1902(1902-03-08)
Died	1 September 1988(1988-09-01) (aged 86)
Other names	Hugh B. Hunt
Occupation	Set decorator
Years active	1935 – 1970

Hugh Hunt (8 March 1902 – 1 September 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

References

^ "The Swedish Film Database". sfi.se. http://www.sfi.se/en-gb/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=PERSON&itemid=130272. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
^ "IMDb.com: Hugh Hunt - Awards". IMDb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0402474/awards. Retrieved 2008-12-16.

External links

Hugh Hunt at the Internet Movie Database
Hugh Hunt at AllRovi

Persondata
Name	Hunt, Hugh
Alternative names
Short description	Set decorator
Date of birth	8 March 1902
Place of birth
Date of death	1 September 1988
Place of death

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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