George R. Nelson

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George R. Nelson
Born	May 22, 1927(1927-05-22)
Died	August 25, 1992(1992-08-25) (aged 65) Los Angeles, California
Other names	George Nelson
Occupation	Set decorator
Years active	1956 - 1991

George R. Nelson (22 May 1927 – 25 August 1992) was an American set decorator. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for three more in the category Best Art Direction.^[1]

[edit] Selected filmography

Nelson won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for three more:

Won

The Godfather: Part II (1974)

Nominated

The Brink's Job (1978)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Right Stuff (1983)

[edit] References

^ "IMDb.com: George R. Nelson - Awards". IMDb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0625388/awards. Retrieved 2008-12-29.

[edit] External links

George R. Nelson at the Internet Movie Database
George R. Nelson at AllRovi

Persondata
Name	Nelson, George R.
Alternative names
Short description	Set decorator
Date of birth	1927-5-22
Place of birth
Date of death	1992-8-25
Place of death	Los Angeles, California

v d e Academy Award for Art Direction (1961–1980)

1961–1966 Black & White / Color separate	1961 (bw): Harry Horner, Gene Callahan / (c): Boris Leven, Victor A. Gangelin 1962 (bw): Alexander Golitzen, Henry Bumstead, Oliver Emert /(c): John Box, John Stoll, Dario Simoni 1963 (bw): Gene Callahan / (c): John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard M. Brown, Herman A. Blumenthal, Elven Webb, Maurice Pelling, Boris Juraga, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox, Ray Moyer 1964 (bw): Vassilis Photopoulos /(c): Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton, George Hopkins 1965 (bw): Robert Clatworthy, Joseph Kish /(c): John Box, Terence Marsh, Dario Simoni 1966 (bw): Richard Sylbert, George Hopkins / (c): Jack Martin Smith, Dale Hennesy, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss

1967–1980	1967: John Truscott, Edward Carrere, John W. Brown 1968: John Box, Terence Marsh, Vernon Dixon, Ken Muggleston 1969: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Herman A. Blumenthal, Walter M. Scott, George Hopkins, Raphael Bretton 1970: Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo, Antonio Mateos, Pierre-Louis Thévenet 1971: John Box, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted, Gil Parrondo, Vernon Dixon 1972: Rolf Zehetbauer, Jurgen Kiebach, Herbert Strabel 1973: Henry Bumstead, James W. Payne 1974: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, George R. Nelson 1975: Ken Adam, Roy Walker, Vernon Dixon 1976: George Jenkins, George Gaines 1977: John Barry, Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, Roger Christian 1978: Paul Sylbert, Edwin O'Donovan, George Gaines 1979: Philip Rosenberg, Tony Walton, Edward Stewart, Gary J. Brink 1980: Pierre Guffroy, Jack Stephens

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