Jack Otterson
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Jack Otterson | |
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Born | |
Died | December 22, 1991 | (aged 86)
Occupation | Art director |
Years active | 1934-1953 |
John (Jack) Edward Otterson (August 25, 1905 – December 22, 1991) was an American art director. He was nominated for eight Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. He worked on 300 films between the years of 1934 and 1953.
Biography
Otterson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 25, 1905. He was educated at Yale, where he was an editor of a campus humor magazine The Yale Record with writer Geoffrey T. Hellman, writer and film critic Dwight Macdonald and Hollywood photographer Jerome Zerbe.[1]
Death
Otterson died in Los Angeles, California on December 22, 1991.
Awards
Otterson was nominated for eight Academy Awards for Best Art Direction:
- The Magnificent Brute (1936)[2]
- You're a Sweetheart (1937)[3]
- Mad About Music (1938)[4]
- First Love (1939)[5]
- The Boys from Syracuse (1940)[6]
- The Flame of New Orleans (1941)[7]
- Arabian Nights (1942)[8]
- The Spoilers (1942)[8]
Selected filmography
- The Missing Guest (1938)
- Arabian Nights (1942)
- The Spoilers
References
- ^ Yale Banner and Pot Pourri. New Haven: Yale University Press. 1927. p. 229.
- ^ "The 9th Academy Awards (1937) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ^ "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ a b "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
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