Richard Day (art director)
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| Richard Day | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 1896 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hollywood, California |
| Occupation | Art director |
| Years active | 1923-1970 |
Richard Day (9 May 1896 – 23 May 1972) was a Canadian art director. He won seven Academy Awards and was nominated for a further 13 in the category Best Art Direction [1] He worked on 265 films between 1923 and 1970.
He was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and died in Hollywood, California.
Academy Awards
Won
Day won seven Academy Awards for Best Art Direction:[2]
- The Dark Angel (1935)
- Dodsworth (1936)
- How Green Was My Valley (1941)
- My Gal Sal (1942)
- This Above All (1942)
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- On the Waterfront (1954)
Nominated
He was nominated in the same category for a further 13 films:
- Whoopee! (1931)
- Arrowsmith (1931)
- The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
- Dead End (1937)
- The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
- Down Argentine Way (1940)
- Lillian Russell (1940)
- Blood and Sand (1941)
- The Razor's Edge (1946)
- Joan of Arc (1948)
- Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
See also
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