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Lazare Meerson(1900-1938)

  • Art Director
  • Production Designer
  • Set Decorator
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Lazare Meerson was born on 8 July 1900 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an art director and production designer, known for À nous la liberté (1931), Knight Without Armor (1937) and Under the Roofs of Paris (1930). He died on 28 June 1938 in London, England, UK.
BornJuly 8, 1900
DiedJune 28, 1938(37)
BornJuly 8, 1900
DiedJune 28, 1938(37)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

À nous la liberté (1931)
À nous la liberté
7.4
  • Art Director
  • 1931
Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat in Knight Without Armor (1937)
Knight Without Armor
6.8
  • Art Department
  • 1937
Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
Under the Roofs of Paris
7.0
  • Art Director
  • 1930
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
The Divorce of Lady X
6.6
  • Production Designer
  • 1938

Credits

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Art Director

  • The Citadel (1938)
    The Citadel
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1938
  • Edna Best, Edmund Gwenn, and Ralph Richardson in South Riding (1938)
    South Riding
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1938
  • Barry K. Barnes and Sophie Stewart in The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1937)
    The Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1937
  • Die klugen Frauen (1936)
    Die klugen Frauen
    • Art Director
    • 1936
  • Happy Days (1935)
    Happy Days
    6.0
    • Art Director
    • 1935
  • Antonin Berval in Justin de Marseille (1935)
    Justin de Marseille
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1935
  • Pension Mimosas (1935)
    Pension Mimosas
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1935
  • Fernandel in L'hôtel du libre échange (1934)
    L'hôtel du libre échange
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • Amok (1934)
    Amok
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • Poliche (1934)
    Poliche
    3.9
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • Le grand jeu (1934)
    Le grand jeu
    7.2
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • Rosine Deréan and Simone Simon in Ladies Lake (1934)
    Ladies Lake
    6.5
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • L'ange gardien
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • Primerose (1934)
    Primerose
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • La Femme invisible (1933)
    La Femme invisible
    • Art Director
    • 1933

Production Designer

  • The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
    The Divorce of Lady X
    6.6
    • settings designer: in colour
    • 1938
  • Carnival in Flanders (1935)
    Carnival in Flanders
    7.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1935
  • Happy Days (1935)
    Happy Days
    6.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1935
  • Poliche (1934)
    Poliche
    3.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1934
  • Rosine Deréan and Simone Simon in Ladies Lake (1934)
    Ladies Lake
    6.5
    • Production Designer (as Meerson)
    • 1934
  • Une fois dans la vie (1934)
    Une fois dans la vie
    • Production Designer
    • 1934
  • Ciboulette (1933)
    Ciboulette
    5.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1933
  • Prisonnier de mon coeur (1932)
    Prisonnier de mon coeur
    • Production Designer
    • 1932
  • Son plus bel exploit
    Short
    • production designer (as Meerson)
    • 1932
  • Moon Over Morocco (1931)
    Moon Over Morocco
    6.2
    • Production Designer (as Meerson)
    • 1931
  • Germaine Dermoz and André Lefaur in Le bal (1931)
    Le bal
    6.9
    • Production Designer (as L. Meerson)
    • 1931
  • Jean de la Lune (1931)
    Jean de la Lune
    5.7
    • Production Designer (as Meerson)
    • 1931
  • Elvire Popesco in L'étrangère (1931)
    L'étrangère
    • Production Designer
    • 1931
  • La fin du monde (1931)
    La fin du monde
    5.9
    • Production Designer (as Meerson)
    • 1931
  • L'amour chante (1930)
    L'amour chante
    4.8
    • Production Designer (as Meerson)
    • 1930

Set Decorator

  • Zou Zou (1934)
    Zou Zou
    6.3
    • Set Decorator (as L. Meerson)
    • 1934
  • Fernandel in L'hôtel du libre échange (1934)
    L'hôtel du libre échange
    6.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1934
  • La femme nue (1932)
    La femme nue
    4.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1932
  • Bric à Brac et compagnie (1932)
    Bric à Brac et compagnie
    5.2
    • Set Decorator (as Meerson)
    • 1932
  • Pas un mot à ma femme (1931)
    Pas un mot à ma femme
    Short
    • Set Decorator
    • 1931
  • Rudolf Klein-Rogge in Le requin (1930)
    Le requin
    • Set Decorator
    • 1930
  • Ica von Lenkeffy in Souris d'hôtel (1929)
    Souris d'hôtel
    6.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1929
  • La condesa María (1928)
    La condesa María
    5.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1928
  • Dolly Davis in Paris en cinq jours (1926)
    Paris en cinq jours
    6.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1926

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • L. Meerson
  • Born
    • July 8, 1900
    • Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]
  • Died
    • June 28, 1938
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)

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  • Trivia
    Influential Russian-born art director, painter and student of architecture. Fled his country after the October Revolution for Germany, then settled in France and joined the Pathe film studio in Montreuil. His meticulous set designs brought authenticity to the films of Rene Clair and Jacques Feyder. He was famous for his stylised, or futuristic decors for films like Le Million (1931) and À nous la liberté (1931). Worked briefly for Alexander Korda's London Films at Denham Studios, 1934-36, notably as set designer for Feyder's Knight Without Armor (1937). Died prematurely at 37.
  • Nickname
    • L. Meerson

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