Harry Horner
Harry Horner | |
|---|---|
Pacific Palisades, California , U.S. | |
| Occupation | Art director |
| Spouses | Betty Pfaelzer
(m. 1938; died 1951) Joan Ruth Fraenkel (m. 1952) |
| Children | 3; including James and Christopher |
Harry Horner (July 24, 1910 – December 5, 1994) was a
Biography
Horner was born in the town of
He began his career working with
He won an Oscar in 1949 for his work on William Wyler's The Heiress and another in 1961 for Robert Rossen's drama The Hustler. Gene Callahan was The Hustler film's set decorator. When Gene Callahan was nominated in the Oscar Art Direction category for Elia Kazan's America, America, Harry Horner drew the set sketch for Gene, which was used in the telecast's program Art Direction category.
One of his first notable successes was George Cukor's A Double Life (1947) and he soon found himself up on the Oscar podium in 1949 for his work on William Wyler's The Heiress. He worked with Cukor again in 1950 on Born Yesterday and then tried his hand at directing on several TV series, including Gunsmoke.[3]
He was nominated for a third time in 1969 for Sydney Pollack's 30s drama They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.[4] Horner directed a few films beginning with Red Planet Mars and Beware, My Lovely both in 1952.
He retired after completing the
Family
Married to Betty Pfaelzer in 1938; she died in 1951. In 1952 he married Joan Ruth Fraenkel, who was his wife until his death. They had three sons. His eldest son was the Oscar-winning composer James Horner. His middle son, Christopher Horner, is also working in several positions in the film business. Anthony (Tony), the youngest, is a doctor specializing in pediatric immunology and related research.
Legacy
Horner's papers are preserved at the
Interview
- Harry Horner: "Das Herz rutschte mir in die Hose, als ich nach Ellis Island gebracht wurde" ("My heart was in my mouth as I was brought to Ellis Island"). In: Christian Cargnelli, Michael Omasta (eds.): Aufbruch ins Ungewisse. Österreichische Filmschaffende in der Emigration vor 1945. Vienna, Wespennest: 1993
See also
- Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame
- List of German-speaking Academy Award winners and nominees
References
- ^ "Harry Horner". IMDb.
- ^ Hart, Moss. Winged Victory (cast & crew credits), Random House, 1944
- ^ Library of Congress Performing Arts Encyclopedia: David Meeker, Jazz on the Screen, Library of Congress, 2007 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.jots.200015912/default.html
- ^ American Film Institute, Creating Film Texture: A Conversation with Harry Horner, 1970. http://www.fathom.com/feature/122576/index.html Archived 2010-09-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Finding Aid for the Harry Horner papers, 1938-1957". Online Archive of California. California Digital Library. 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
External links
- Harry Horner at IMDb
- Harry Horner production design drawings, circa 1961, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
