Dorothea Holt Redmond
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Born | Dorothea Holt May 18, 1910 Harry Redmond, Jr. (1940–2009) |
Dorothea Holt Redmond (May 18, 1910 – February 27, 2009) was an illustrator and production designer noted for her work on
She was born in
Motion pictures
She was hired by Selznick International Pictures in 1938, making her what the Los Angeles Times reported that year as the first woman to work in the "heretofore exclusively male field" of motion-picture production design. Out of resentment, male co-workers demanded that she work in a walled-off area separated from theirs.[1]
Redmond's illustrations would be used by Hitchcock and his art directors to define the tone of a scene for cameramen and other crew members. The 2007 book Casting a Shadow described how her renderings of a sequence in Hitchcock's 1943 film Shadow of a Doubt were influential in adding suspense by adding an element of threat to a quiet town.[1]
Redmond's daughter recounted how "She just loved his personality and his taste" and that Hitchcock was "one of her very favorite people to work with". In 2008, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented an exhibit titled Casting a Shadow: Creating the Alfred Hitchcock Film, that showed how Hitchcock worked with the other professionals on the set in his movie, with details of how he collaborated with Redmond on seven of his films such as the 1940 movie Rebecca, 1954's Rear Window and the 1955 film To Catch a Thief.[1]
On January 31, 2016, Dorothea Holt Redmond will be inducted into the Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame in a ceremony to take place at the 20th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.[2]
Architecture
Redmond worked with the architectural firm of
Work with Walt Disney
She was hired by what is now
She designed
In fall 2008 she was honored by the firm's Disney Legends program, honoring her achievements on behalf of The Walt Disney Company. Marty Sklar described how "Her watercolor sketches were extraordinary place-making". An exhibit of her work opened at the company's Information Research Center in Glendale, California.[1]
Personal
Holt met her future husband,
Holt Redmond died at age 98 on February 27, 2009, due to
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Nelson, Valerie J. (March 16, 2009). "Dorothea Holt Redmond dies at 98; designer helped create the look of several Hitchcock films". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
- ^ "Four Women Tapped for Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame". Variety. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ^ "Dorothea Holt Redmond dies". Variety. March 16, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f Barnes, Mike (2011-06-01). "'King Kong' Special Effects Wizard Harry Redmond Jr. Dies at 101". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2011-06-14.