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Hans Dreier

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Hans Dreier
Born(1885-08-21)August 21, 1885
Bremen, Germany
DiedOctober 24, 1966(1966-10-24)(aged 81)
Bernardsville, New Jersey, United States
OccupationArt director
Years active1919-1951

Hans Dreier(August 21, 1885 – October 24, 1966) was a German motion pictureart director.He was Paramount Pictures' supervising art director from 1927 until his retirement in 1950, when he was succeeded byHal Pereira.[1]

Hans Dreier was born inBremen, Germanyin 1885. After studying architecture inMunich, Germany,Dreier worked as imperial supervising architect of the GermanCameroon.[1]DuringWorld War I,he served in the German Lancers.[2]

He began his career inGerman filmsin 1919 as an assistant designer atUFA Studios.At the urging of German directorErnst Lubitsch,Dreier relocated to Hollywood in 1923 to work forParamount.His first Hollywood film wasForbidden Paradise,directed by Lubitsch and starringPola Negri.[2]Dreier worked as Paramount's supervising art director from 1927 until his retirement in 1950.

He made contributions to nearly 500 films during his career, including many films directed byJosef von SternbergandErnst Lubitsch,as well as the filmIt's a Gift(1934) starringW. C. Fields.[3]He was nominated forAcademy Awardsfor his art direction on 23 occasions. He won Academy Awards forBest Art Direction(Color) forFrenchman's Creek(1944) andSamson and Delilah(1950). He also won the award for Art Direction (Black and White) forSunset Boulevard(1950).

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References

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  1. ^ab"Obituaries".Variety.November 1, 1966. p. 11.
  2. ^abHambley, John; Downing; Patrick (1979).The Art of Hollywood a Thames Television Exhibition At the Victoria and Albert Museum.London: Thames. p. 37.
  3. ^Deschner, Donald (1966).The Films of W.C. Fields.New York: Cadillac Publishing by arrangement with The Citadel Press. p.103.Introduction byArthur Knight
  4. ^abc"Hall of Fame: Hans Dreier".Art Directors Guild. September 16, 2020.
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