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George Jenkins(1908-2007)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Art Department
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Night Moves (1975)
George Jenkins was born on 19 November 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a production designer and art director, known for All the President's Men (1976), The China Syndrome (1979) and Klute (1971). He was married to Phyllis Adams and Barbara Wylie. He died on 6 April 2007 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornNovember 19, 1908
DiedApril 6, 2007(98)
BornNovember 19, 1908
DiedApril 6, 2007(98)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976)
All the President's Men
7.9
  • Production Designer
  • 1976
The China Syndrome (1979)
The China Syndrome
7.4
  • Production Designer
  • 1979
Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland in Klute (1971)
Klute
7.1
  • Art Director
  • 1971
Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
6.6
  • Production Designer
  • 1981

Credits

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Production Designer

  • Harrison Ford and Greta Scacchi in Presumed Innocent (1990)
    Presumed Innocent
    6.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1990
  • Jeff Bridges, Farrah Fawcett, and Alice Krige in See You in the Morning (1989)
    See You in the Morning
    5.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1989
  • Orphans (1987)
    Orphans
    6.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1987
  • Kristy McNichol in Dream Lover (1986)
    Dream Lover
    4.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1986
  • The Dollmaker (1984)
    The Dollmaker
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1984
  • Kevin Kline and Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice (1982)
    Sophie's Choice
    7.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1982
  • Jane Fonda and Kris Kristofferson in Rollover (1981)
    Rollover
    5.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1981
  • Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
    The Postman Always Rings Twice
    6.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1981
  • Candice Bergen, Burt Reynolds, and Jill Clayburgh in Starting Over (1979)
    Starting Over
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1979
  • The China Syndrome (1979)
    The China Syndrome
    7.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1979
  • Jane Fonda, James Caan, and Jason Robards in Comes a Horseman (1978)
    Comes a Horseman
    6.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1978
  • Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976)
    All the President's Men
    7.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1976
  • Gene Hackman in Night Moves (1975)
    Night Moves
    7.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1975
  • Barbra Streisand and James Caan in Funny Lady (1975)
    Funny Lady
    6.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1975
  • The Parallax View (1974)
    The Parallax View
    7.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1974

Art Director

  • 1776 (1972)
    1776
    7.6
    • Art Director
    • 1972
  • Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland in Klute (1971)
    Klute
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 1971
  • Barbara Hershey and Michael Sarrazin in The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
    The Pursuit of Happiness
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1971
  • Patty Duke in Me, Natalie (1969)
    Me, Natalie
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • The Subject Was Roses (1968)
    The Subject Was Roses
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
    No Way to Treat a Lady
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • Audrey Hepburn in Wait Until Dark (1967)
    Wait Until Dark
    7.7
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Sandy Dennis in Up the Down Staircase (1967)
    Up the Down Staircase
    7.3
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker (1962)
    The Miracle Worker
    8.1
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Panama Hattie (1954)
    Panama Hattie
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • The Best of Broadway (1954)
    The Best of Broadway
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Polly Bergen, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin in At War with the Army (1950)
    At War with the Army
    5.5
    • Art Director
    • 1950
  • Joan Evans and Farley Granger in Roseanna McCoy (1949)
    Roseanna McCoy
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1949
  • Enchantment (1948)
    Enchantment
    7.2
    • Art Director
    • 1948
  • Howard Hawks, Danny Kaye, Hugh Herbert, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Barnet, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Virginia Mayo, and Mel Powell in A Song Is Born (1948)
    A Song Is Born
    6.9
    • Art Director
    • 1948

Art Department

  • Music with Mary Martin
    TV Special
    • scenic designer
    • 1959
  • The Best of Broadway (1954)
    The Best of Broadway
    6.9
    TV Series
    • set designer
    • 1954
  • Jhansi Ki Rani (1953)
    Jhansi Ki Rani
    6.6
    • art color consultant
    • 1953

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Personal details

  • Born
    • November 19, 1908
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • April 6, 2007
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Phyllis AdamsMay 6, 1955 - February 26, 2004 (her death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    He was scenic designer for Fats Waller's musical, "Early to Bed," at the Blackstone Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Joseph Macaulay (El Magnifico); Doris Patson (Madame Rowena); Amy Arnell (Eileen); Mervyn Nelson (Coach); James Starbuck (Pablo); Janis Andre (Lois); Harold Cromer (Pooch); Helen Bennett (Opal) Nickie O'Daniel (Lilly Ann) and Ann Parker (Jessica) in the cast. George Marlon was composer. Robert Alton was choreographer.
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. He started his art direction career designing productions for a Philadelphia theater group. He designed and lighted sets on Broadway during the 1940s, and gained prominence for his work on "I Remember Mama" in 1944.
  • Trademark
    Frequent set-decorator in Alan J. Pakula films

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