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Gene Allen
Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born June 17, 1918Died June 17, 2015 (97 years)
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 (TV Series) · 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 |