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Howard Bristol(1902-1971)

  • Set Decorator
  • Art Department
  • Production Designer
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Howard Bristol was born on 14 August 1902 in Iowa, USA. He was a set decorator and production designer, known for Rebecca (1940), Rope (1948) and Witness for the Prosecution (1957). He died on 11 February 1971 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
BornAugust 14, 1902
DiedFebruary 11, 1971(68)
BornAugust 14, 1902
DiedFebruary 11, 1971(68)
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  • Nominated for 9 Oscars
    • 9 nominations total

Known for

Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier in Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca
8.0
  • Art Department
  • 1940
James Stewart, Joan Chandler, and John Dall in Rope (1948)
Rope
7.9
  • Set Decorator
  • 1948
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Witness for the Prosecution
8.4
  • Set Decorator
  • 1957
Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine in Guys and Dolls (1955)
Guys and Dolls
7.1
  • Set Decorator
  • 1955

Credits

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Set Decorator

  • Star! (1968)
    Star!
    6.4
    • Set Decorator
    • 1968
  • Rosie! (1967)
    Rosie!
    6.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 1967
  • Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
    Thoroughly Modern Millie
    6.9
    • Set Decorator
    • 1967
  • Janet Leigh and Jerry Lewis in Three on a Couch (1966)
    Three on a Couch
    5.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 1966
  • Keir Dullea, John Forsythe, and Lana Turner in Madame X (1966)
    Madame X
    6.9
    • Set Decorator
    • 1966
  • Angie Dickinson, James Garner, Dick Van Dyke, Ethel Merman, and Elke Sommer in The Art of Love (1965)
    The Art of Love
    6.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1965
  • Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page in Dear Heart (1964)
    Dear Heart
    7.2
    • Set Decorator
    • 1964
  • Sandra Dee, Maurice Chevalier, Hermione Gingold, Robert Goulet, and Andy Williams in I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)
    I'd Rather Be Rich
    6.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1964
  • Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, and Bobby Darin in Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
    Captain Newman, M.D.
    6.9
    • Set Decorator
    • 1963
  • Doris Day and James Garner in The Thrill of It All (1963)
    The Thrill of It All
    6.9
    • Set Decorator
    • 1963
  • Sandra Dee and Peter Fonda in Tammy and the Doctor (1963)
    Tammy and the Doctor
    6.0
    • Set Decorator
    • 1963
  • Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin in If a Man Answers (1962)
    If a Man Answers
    6.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 1962
  • The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
    The Cabinet of Caligari
    5.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 1962
  • Nancy Kwan and Miyoshi Umeki in Flower Drum Song (1961)
    Flower Drum Song
    6.9
    • Set Decorator
    • 1961
  • John Gavin, Susan Hayward, and Vera Miles in Back Street (1961)
    Back Street
    6.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1961

Art Department

  • Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
    Anatomy of a Murder
    8.0
    • set dresser
    • 1959
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Leif Erickson, and Carlos Thompson in Fort Algiers (1953)
    Fort Algiers
    5.3
    • set dresser
    • 1953
  • William Bendix and Susan Hayward in The Hairy Ape (1944)
    The Hairy Ape
    6.1
    • set dresser
    • 1944
  • Gene Tierney, Victor Mature, Phyllis Brooks, Walter Huston, and Ona Munson in The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
    The Shanghai Gesture
    6.5
    • interior decorator (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Fred Astaire in Second Chorus (1940)
    Second Chorus
    5.7
    • set dresser
    • 1940
  • Cary Grant, June Hedin, Dickie Jones, and Martha Scott in The Howards of Virginia (1940)
    The Howards of Virginia
    6.0
    • interior decorator
    • 1940
  • Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier in Rebecca (1940)
    Rebecca
    8.0
    • interior decorator
    • 1940
  • Myrna Loy, Ann Harding, and Robert Montgomery in When Ladies Meet (1933)
    When Ladies Meet
    6.8
    • interior decorator (uncredited)
    • 1933

Production Designer

  • Janet Leigh and Jerry Lewis in Three on a Couch (1966)
    Three on a Couch
    5.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1966

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 14, 1902
    • Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • February 11, 1971
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA
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