Emile Kuri

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Emile Kuri
Born	11 June 1907(1907-06-11) Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Died	10 October 2000(2000-10-10) (aged 93) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Set decorator
Years active	1938 – 1972

Emile Kuri (11 June 1907 – 10 October 2000) was a Mexican-born American set decorator of Lebanese parentage.^[1] He won two Academy Awards and was nominated for six more in the category Best Art Direction.^[2]

He was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, and died in Los Angeles, California, United States.

1 Selected filmography
2 Other films
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Selected filmography

Kuri won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and was nominated for six more:

Won

The Heiress (1949)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

Nominated

Silver Queen (1942)
Carrie (1952)
Executive Suite (1954)
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

[edit] Other films

It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
Rope (1948)

[edit] References

^ "Emile Kuri; Oscar-Winning Designer Worked on Disneyland". LA Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/oct/13/local/me-35963. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
^ "IMDb.com: Emile Kuri - Awards". IMDb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0475689/awards. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

[edit] External links

Emile Kuri at the Internet Movie Database
Emile Kuri at AllRovi

Persondata
Name	Kuri, Emile
Alternative names
Short description	Set decorator
Date of birth	1907-6-11
Place of birth	Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Date of death	2000-10-10
Place of death	Los Angeles, California

v t e 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

Complete list (1927–1940) (1941–1960) (1961–1980) (1981–2000) (2001–2020)

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