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Emile Kuri(1907-2000)

  • Set Decorator
  • Art Department
  • Producer
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Emile Kuri was born on 11 June 1907 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. He was a set decorator and producer, known for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Mary Poppins (1964) and The War of the Worlds (1953). He was married to Carrie Kuri. He died on 10 October 2000 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 11, 1907
DiedOctober 10, 2000(93)
BornJune 11, 1907
DiedOctober 10, 2000(93)
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
7.2
  • Set Decorator
  • 1954
Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)
Mary Poppins
7.8
  • Set Decorator
  • 1964
The War of the Worlds (1953)
The War of the Worlds
7.0
  • Set Decorator
  • 1953
Angela Lansbury, Dal McKennon, Bob Holt, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, and Lennie Weinrib in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.1
  • Set Decorator
  • 1971

Credits

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Set Decorator

  • Splash (1984)
    Splash
    6.3
    • Set Decorator (uncredited)
    • 1984
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 1955–1981
  • Patrick Wayne in The Bears and I (1974)
    The Bears and I
    6.2
    • Set Decorator (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Paul Newman and Robert Redford in The Sting (1973)
    The Sting
    8.2
    • Set Decorator (as Emilie Kuri)
    • 1973
  • Snowball Express (1972)
    Snowball Express
    6.3
    • Set Decorator
    • 1972
  • Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
    Now You See Him, Now You Don't
    6.2
    • Set Decorator
    • 1972
  • Napoleon and Samantha (1972)
    Napoleon and Samantha
    6.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1972
  • The Mouse Factory (1971)
    The Mouse Factory
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 1972
  • Michael O'Hara the Fourth
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1972
  • The Biscuit Eater (1972)
    The Biscuit Eater
    5.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1972
  • Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972)
    Justin Morgan Had a Horse
    6.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1972
  • The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (1971)
    The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1971
  • Angela Lansbury, Dal McKennon, Bob Holt, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, and Lennie Weinrib in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks
    7.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1971
  • Sandy Duncan, Joe Flynn, James Gregory, Dean Jones, Lee Montgomery, and Tony Roberts in The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
    The Million Dollar Duck
    5.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 1971
  • Brian Keith, Michele Carey, and Rick Lenz in Scandalous John (1971)
    Scandalous John
    5.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1971

Art Department

  • Splash (1984)
    Splash
    6.3
    • supervising set decorator: Los Angeles
    • 1984
  • Amy (1981)
    Amy
    6.4
    • supervising set decorations
    • 1981
  • The Black Hole (1979)
    The Black Hole
    5.9
    • supervising set decorator (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten, and Jennifer Jones in Duel in the Sun (1946)
    Duel in the Sun
    6.7
    • interior decorator
    • 1946
  • George Sanders, Signe Hasso, and Carole Landis in A Scandal in Paris (1946)
    A Scandal in Paris
    6.5
    • set dressing
    • 1946
  • Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck in Spellbound (1945)
    Spellbound
    7.5
    • interior decorator
    • 1945
  • Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotten, and Ginger Rogers in I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
    I'll Be Seeing You
    7.1
    • interior decorator
    • 1944
  • Linda Darnell and Dick Powell in It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
    It Happened Tomorrow
    7.0
    • set dresser
    • 1944
  • Preston Foster, Carol Hughes, Frank Jenks, and Barbara Pepper in The Westland Case (1937)
    The Westland Case
    6.1
    • associate art director
    • 1937

Producer

  • Foster Brooks, Robert Goulet, Wayne Newton, and Juliet Prowse in Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! (1977)
    Vegas! Vegas! Vegas!
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Emilie Kuri
  • Born
    • June 11, 1907
    • Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
  • Died
    • October 10, 2000
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Carrie Kuri? - April 16, 2000 (her death)
  • Relatives
    • Gaspar Henaine(Cousin)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Educated at Chaminade College.
  • Nickname
    • Emile

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