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John B. Mansbridge(1917-2016)

  • Art Director
  • Production Designer
  • Art Department
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John B. Mansbridge was born on 20 March 1917 in Jackson, South Dakota, USA. He was an art director and production designer, known for Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), Tron (1982) and Beauty and the Beast (1987). He was married to Colleen Cuccia Dent Mansbridge. He died on 11 January 2016 in La Quinta, California, USA.
BornMarch 20, 1917
DiedJanuary 11, 2016(98)
BornMarch 20, 1917
DiedJanuary 11, 2016(98)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

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
  • Art Director
  • 1971
Tron (1982)
Tron
6.7
  • Art Director(as John Mansbridge)
  • 1982
Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)
Beauty and the Beast
7.0
TV Series
  • Production Designer
The Black Hole (1979)
The Black Hole
5.9
  • Art Director
  • 1979

Credits

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Art Director



  • The Twilight Zone (1985)
    The Twilight Zone
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Art Director (as John Mansbridge)
    • 1985–1986
  • Fisher Stevens, John Stockwell, Raphael Sbarge, and Danielle von Zerneck in My Science Project (1985)
    My Science Project
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1985
  • Sparky in Frankenweenie (1984)
    Frankenweenie
    7.2
    Short
    • Art Director
    • 1984
  • Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard in Country (1984)
    Country
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1984
  • Gone Are the Dayes (1984)
    Gone Are the Dayes
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1984
  • Splash (1984)
    Splash
    6.3
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1984
  • Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
    Something Wicked This Way Comes
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1983
  • Trenchcoat (1983)
    Trenchcoat
    5.2
    • Art Director
    • 1983
  • Matt Dillon and Meg Tilly in Tex (1982)
    Tex
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1982
  • Tron (1982)
    Tron
    6.7
    • Art Director (as John Mansbridge)
    • 1982
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • art direction
    • 1963–1982
  • Bill Cosby and Elliott Gould in The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
    The Devil and Max Devlin
    5.0
    • Art Director
    • 1981
  • The Ghosts of Buxley Hall (1980)
    The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1980
  • Cloris Leachman and Charles Martin Smith in Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
    Herbie Goes Bananas
    4.9
    • Art Director
    • 1980
  • Elliott Gould in The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
    The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
    5.7
    • Art Director
    • 1980

Production Designer



  • Brian Bosworth in Stone Cold (1991)
    Stone Cold
    6.1
    • Production Designer (as John Mansbridge)
    • 1991
  • Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)
    Beauty and the Beast
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1987–1990
  • Brooke Shields and Howard Hesseman in The Diamond Trap (1988)
    The Diamond Trap
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • production designer: U.S.
    • 1988
  • Shakedown on the Sunset Strip (1988)
    Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1988
  • The Twilight Zone (1985)
    The Twilight Zone
    7.7
    TV Series
    • production designed by
    • Production Designer (as John Mansbridge, as John Mansbridge)
    • 1986–1987
  • Robert Picardo, Carmen Argenziano, and Lewis Smith in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987)
    The Man Who Fell to Earth
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer (as John Mansbridge)
    • 1987
  • Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard in Country (1984)
    Country
    6.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1984
  • Zorro and Son (1983)
    Zorro and Son
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1983
  • Amy-on-the-Lips (1982)
    Amy-on-the-Lips
    Video
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Amy (1981)
    Amy
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1981
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1980
  • The Ghosts of Buxley Hall (1980)
    The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards, and Ike Eisenmann in Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
    Return from Witch Mountain
    5.7
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Charlie Callas and Sean Marshall in Pete's Dragon (1977)
    Pete's Dragon
    6.4
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
    Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
    5.7
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 1977

Art Department



  • Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)
    Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
    5.1
    • art director: USA
    • 1985
  • Splash (1984)
    Splash
    6.3
    • art director: Los Angeles
    • 1984
  • The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
    The Watcher in the Woods
    6.2
    • art director: Other World sequence
    • 1980
  • Walter Brennan, Charlotte Greenwood, John Lupton, and Margaret O'Brien in Glory (1956)
    Glory
    5.6
    • assistant art director
    • 1956
  • Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, and Eleanor Parker in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
    The Man with the Golden Arm
    7.3
    • assistant production designer (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)
    Citizen Kane
    8.2
    • draftsman (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • John Mansbridge
  • Born
    • March 20, 1917
    • Jackson, South Dakota, USA
  • Died
    • January 11, 2016
    • La Quinta, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Colleen Cuccia Dent Mansbridge? - December 3, 2007 (her death)

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