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Dale Hennesy(1926-1981)

  • Art Director
  • Production Designer
  • Art Department
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Dale Hennesy was born on 24 August 1926 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Dale was an art director and production designer, known for Logan's Run (1976), Young Frankenstein (1974) and Annie (1982). Dale died on 20 July 1981 in Encino, California, USA.
BornAugust 24, 1926
DiedJuly 20, 1981(54)
BornAugust 24, 1926
DiedJuly 20, 1981(54)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Richard Jordan in Logan's Run (1976)
Logan's Run
6.8
  • Art Director
  • 1976
Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein (1974)
Young Frankenstein
8.0
  • Production Designer
  • 1974
Aileen Quinn in Annie (1982)
Annie
6.6
  • Production Designer
  • 1982
King Kong (1976)
King Kong
6.0
  • Production Designer
  • 1976

Credits

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Art Director

  • The Billion Dollar Threat (1979)
    The Billion Dollar Threat
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1979
  • A Fire in the Sky (1978)
    A Fire in the Sky
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1978
  • Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Richard Jordan in Logan's Run (1976)
    Logan's Run
    6.8
    • Art Director
    • 1976
  • Lew Ayres, John Huston, Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Severn Darden, Natalie Trundy, and Paul Williams in Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
    Battle for the Planet of the Apes
    5.4
    • Art Director (as Dale Hennessy)
    • 1973
  • James Caan and Sally Kellerman in Slither (1973)
    Slither
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1973
  • Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry (1971)
    Dirty Harry
    7.7
    • Art Director
    • 1971
  • Maud Adams and Beau Bridges in The Christian Licorice Store (1971)
    The Christian Licorice Store
    5.0
    • Art Director (as Dale Hennessy)
    • 1971
  • Andrew Prine in Simon, King of the Witches (1971)
    Simon, King of the Witches
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1971
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1970
  • Cover Me Babe (1970)
    Cover Me Babe
    4.4
    • Art Director
    • 1970
  • Adam at Six A.M. (1970)
    Adam at Six A.M.
    5.7
    • Art Director
    • 1970
  • The Man from the 25th Century (1968)
    The Man from the 25th Century
    5.1
    TV Short
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • In Like Flint (1967)
    In Like Flint
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Raquel Welch, Donald Pleasence, Stephen Boyd, Saul David, Richard Fleischer, Edmond O'Brien, and Arthur O'Connell in Fantastic Voyage (1966)
    Fantastic Voyage
    6.8
    • Art Director
    • 1966
  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
    5.0
    • Art Director
    • 1965

Production Designer

  • Aileen Quinn in Annie (1982)
    Annie
    6.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1982
  • Richard Dreyfuss and Amy Irving in The Competition (1980)
    The Competition
    6.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1980
  • The Island (1980)
    The Island
    5.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1980
  • Wholly Moses! (1980)
    Wholly Moses!
    4.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1980
  • A Fire in the Sky (1978)
    A Fire in the Sky
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1978
  • Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
    Who'll Stop the Rain
    6.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1978
  • King Kong (1976)
    King Kong
    6.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1976
  • Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Richard Jordan in Logan's Run (1976)
    Logan's Run
    6.8
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, and Peter Boyle in Young Frankenstein (1974)
    Young Frankenstein
    8.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1974
  • Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Sleeper (1973)
    Sleeper
    7.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1973
  • Randall Carver, Ed Nelson, and Barbara Sigel in Time to Run (1973)
    Time to Run
    6.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1973
  • Woody Allen, Burt Reynolds, and Gene Wilder in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1972
  • Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, and Dorothy Provine in Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
    Good Neighbor Sam
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1964
  • Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
    Under the Yum Yum Tree
    6.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1963

Art Department

  • Nancy Kwan and Miyoshi Umeki in Flower Drum Song (1961)
    Flower Drum Song
    6.9
    • illustrator (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor in South Pacific (1958)
    South Pacific
    6.8
    • illustrator (uncredited)
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Dale Hennessy
  • Born
    • August 24, 1926
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  • Died
    • July 20, 1981
    • Encino, California, USA
  • Children
    • Carolyn Hennesy
  • Relatives
      Claudia Cowan(Aunt or Uncle)
  • Other works
    Scenic Designer for Shipstads and Johnson "Ice Follies" (touring ice skating show), with offices based in Los Angeles, California

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Carolyn Hennesy
  • Quotes
    It's my job - and my pleasure - to make a picture look as good as possible. So it was a pleasure to design the futuristic sets for "Logan's Run" and the waterfall scene for "King Kong". But if a picture doesn't have a good story, all the beautiful sets in the world won't save it.

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