Henry Grace
{{short description|Set decorator}}
{{for|other people|Henry Grace (disambiguation)}}
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| name = Henry Grace
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|3|20}}
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1983|9|16|1907|3|20}}
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| occupation = Set decorator
| yearsactive = 1935-1970
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Henry Grace (March 20, 1907 – September 16, 1983) was an American set decorator. He won an Oscar and was nominated for twelve more in the category Best Art Direction.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333352/awards |title=IMDb.com: Henry Grace - Awards |access-date=2008-12-22|work=IMDb.com}} As an actor, he had a role as Dwight D. Eisenhower, whom he strongly resembled, in The Longest Day.
Selected filmography
Grace won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for twelve more:
;Won
- Gigi (1958){{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1959 |title=The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-08-21|work=oscars.org| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110706094137/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/31st-winners.html| archive-date=July 6, 2011 | url-status= live}}
;Nominated
- Blackboard Jungle (1955){{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1956 |title=The 28th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-08-20 |work=oscars.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706094007/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/28th-winners.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
- North by Northwest (1959){{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1960 |title=The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-08-21 |work=oscars.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706094204/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/32nd-winners.html |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
- Cimarron (1960){{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1961 |title=The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-08-22|work=oscars.org}}
- The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962){{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1963 |title=The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-08-23|work=oscars.org}}
- Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
- Period of Adjustment (1962)
- How the West Was Won (1962){{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1964 |title=The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-08-23|work=oscars.org}}
- Twilight of Honor (1963)
- The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964){{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1965 |title=The 37th Academy Awards (1965) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-08-24|work=oscars.org}}
- The Americanization of Emily (1964)
- A Patch of Blue (1965){{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966 |title=The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-08-24|work=oscars.org}}
- Mister Buddwing (1966){{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1967 |title=The 39th Academy Awards (1967) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2011-09-04|work=oscars.org}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0333352|Henry Grace}}
{{Academy Award Best Production Design}}
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Category:American set decorators
Category:Best Art Direction Academy Award winners
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