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Raphael Bretton(1920-2011)

  • Set Decorator
  • Art Director
  • Additional Crew
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Raphael Bretton was born on 7 February 1920 in Paris, France. He was a set decorator and art director, known for The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Towering Inferno (1974) and Hello, Dolly! (1969). He died on 20 February 2011 in Green Valley, Arizona, USA.
BornFebruary 7, 1920
DiedFebruary 20, 2011(91)
BornFebruary 7, 1920
DiedFebruary 20, 2011(91)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Leslie Nielsen, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Carol Lynley, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, and Eric Shea in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
The Poseidon Adventure
7.1
  • Set Decorator
  • 1972
Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Towering Inferno
7.0
  • Set Decorator
  • 1974
Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Hello, Dolly!
7.1
  • Set Decorator
  • 1969
Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, and Joseph Cotten in Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
7.5
  • Set Decorator
  • 1964

Credits

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Set Decorator

  • Divorce Wars: A Love Story (1982)
    Divorce Wars: A Love Story
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1982
  • Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981)
    Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1981
  • Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981)
    Elvis and the Beauty Queen
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1981
  • Before and After (1979)
    Before and After
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1979
  • Paul Sorvino and LeVar Burton in Dummy (1979)
    Dummy
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1979
  • Hot Rod (1979)
    Hot Rod
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1979
  • Pearl (1978)
    Pearl
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 1978
  • The Choirboys (1977)
    The Choirboys
    5.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1977
  • Three Warriors (1977)
    Three Warriors
    6.4
    • Set Decorator
    • 1977
  • Marie-France Pisier in The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
    The Other Side of Midnight
    6.0
    • Set Decorator
    • 1977
  • Candice Bergen and Gene Hackman in The Domino Principle (1977)
    The Domino Principle
    5.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1977
  • Islands in the Stream (1977)
    Islands in the Stream
    6.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1977
  • Roger Moore in Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
    Sherlock Holmes in New York
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1976
  • Hustle (1975)
    Hustle
    6.2
    • Set Decorator
    • 1975
  • Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)
    The Towering Inferno
    7.0
    • Set Decorator
    • 1974

Art Director

  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita in The Steve Allen Show (1956)
    The Steve Allen Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Art Director (as Rafael Bretton)
    • 1958
  • Club Oasis (1957)
    Club Oasis
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • The Gordon MacRae Show (1956)
    The Gordon MacRae Show
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1956

Additional Crew

  • Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Angela Lansbury, and Lana Turner in The Three Musketeers (1948)
    The Three Musketeers
    7.1
    • technical advisor (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer in Arch of Triumph (1948)
    Arch of Triumph
    6.3
    • technical advisor (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Angela Lansbury in The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
    The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
    6.7
    • technical advisor (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Alan Ladd and Geraldine Fitzgerald in O.S.S. (1946)
    O.S.S.
    6.6
    • technical consultant (as Lieut. Raphael G. Beugnon)
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Lieut. Raphael G. Beugnon
  • Born
    • February 7, 1920
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • February 20, 2011
    • Green Valley, Arizona, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Came to Hollywood in 1944 to be technical advisor on O.S.S.

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