Gene Allen, I think that at 96 he qualifies as an Old Master…oh, and he won an Oscar for designing My Fair Lady
He not only designed, but he wrote, directed, and headed the Motion Picture Academy. Read about his experiences on My Fair Lady here, and click on the letters below to read an autobiographical sketch he wrote for the Art Director’s Guild.
Great bit of history! Yes, I’d say he’s a master all right.
In that top photo, he looks like my dad might have looked, had he lived long enough.