Gene Allen
Producer, Skuespiller
17. juni 1918 — 17. juni 2015 (97 år)
Eugene "Gene" Allen was an American art director. He followed his father and became a Los Angeles Police officer after he was laid off from his first job as a sketch artist. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Allen went to art school to pursue his career. He won an Oscar in 1965 for Best Art Direction for My Fair Lady, and was nominated for A Star Is Born in 1955 and for Les Girls in 1958. He served as President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences from 1983 to 1985 and received a Special Achievement Award from the Art Directors Guild in 1997. Allen died on October 7, 2015 at the age of 97.
Filmography
| 2016 | The Oscars · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2015 | |
| 2005 | The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz · as Self |
| 2003 | Let Freedom Sing! The Story of 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' · as Self - Warner Bros. Art Director |
| 2003 | Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' · as Self - Art Director, Warner Bros. |
| 2001 | Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days · as Self |
| 1995 | The Making of 'My Fair Lady' · as Self |
| 1990 | Marilyn: Something's Got to Give · as Self - Associate Producer 'something's Got To Give' |
| 1985 | American Masters · as Self |
| 1985 | The 57th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - President |
| 1984 | The 56th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - President Of The Academy |
| 1965 | The 37th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1968 | Johnny Cypher in Dimension Zero · as Various Voices |
| 1975 | At Long Last Love · as Production Design |
| 1970 | The Cheyenne Social Club · as Production Designer |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady · as Art Direction |
| 1962 | The Chapman Report · as Production Design |
| 1962 | The Chapman Report · as Adaptation |
| 1960 | Let's Make Love · as Art Direction |
| 1960 | A Breath of Scandal · as Art Direction |
| 1960 | Heller in Pink Tights · as Art Direction |
| 1958 | Merry Andrew · as Art Director |
| 1957 | Les Girls · as Art Direction |
| 1956 | Back from Eternity · as Art Direction |
| 1956 | Bhowani Junction · as Art Direction |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born · as Production Design |
| 1954 | The Adventures of Hajji Baba · as Production Design |