- Henry Bumstead
Lloyd Henry Bumstead (
March 17 1915 –May 24 2006 ) was an American cinematic art director andproduction designer . In a career that spanned over fifty-five years he won twoAcademy Awards : the first for "To Kill a Mockingbird", and the second for "The Sting ". In addition, he was nominated forAlfred Hitchcock 's "Vertigo" andClint Eastwood 's "Unforgiven ".Bumstead was born in
Ontario, California and, following his graduation fromUniversity of Southern California , joinedParamount Pictures in 1948. He learned his trade fromHans Dreier , with whom he worked on a number of films beginning with "Saigon". Following Dreier's retirement in 1951 he worked withHal Pereira , whom Paramount had brought in to replace Dreier. During these early years, Bumstead worked on numerous films, including "My Friend Irma", "My Friend Irma Goes West ", and "The Bridges at Toko-Ri ". However, his big break came in 1956 when he worked with Pereira onAlfred Hitchcock 's remake of "The Man Who Knew Too Much". He went on to work on three further Hitchcock films: "Vertigo", "Topaz" and "Family Plot ".In 1961, Bumstead left Paramount to join
Universal Studios , where he formed a close partnership withAlexander Golitzen . Whilst at Universal he established relationships withGeorge Roy Hill andClint Eastwood , which began on "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "High Plains Drifter " respectively. He went on to work with both men on numerous films.Bumstead worked on many films during his career, including: "Slap Shot", "
A Little Romance ", "The World According to Garp ", "Cape Fear", "Unforgiven ", "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ", "Space Cowboys ", "Mystic River", and "Million Dollar Baby "."Flags of Our Fathers" (2006) and the companion film "
Letters from Iwo Jima " (2007) were Bumstead's final two projects. Bumstead was 91 years old when he worked on these projects. He died before either film was released into theaters, and "Flags of Our Fathers" was dedicated to him (the credit dedicates the film to him using his nickname "Bummy".)References
*Horton, Andrew (2003). "Henry Bumstead and the World of Hollywood Art Direction". Austin, University of Texas Press, ISBN 0-292-70519-0.
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