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. …I was hired as a sketch artist on the WB production of the Judy Garland, James Mason, George Cukor film, “A Star is Born.” The Art Director, New York stage designer, Lem Ayres, took me to a production meeting, […]
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