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Jim Morahan(1902-1976)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Special Effects
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Jim Morahan was born on 26 December 1902 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an art director, known for The Ladykillers (1955), Saraband (1948) and The Man in the White Suit (1951). He died in 1976 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, UK.
BornDecember 26, 1902
Died1976
BornDecember 26, 1902
Died1976
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Danny Green, Katie Johnson, Cecil Parker, and Jack Warner in The Ladykillers (1955)
The Ladykillers
7.6
  • Art Director
  • 1955
Stewart Granger and Joan Greenwood in Saraband (1948)
Saraband
6.5
  • Art Director
  • 1948
Alec Guinness in The Man in the White Suit (1951)
The Man in the White Suit
7.2
  • Art Director
  • 1951
Diana Churchill and John Mills in Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
Scott of the Antarctic
7.0
  • Special Effects
  • 1948

Credits

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Art Director

  • Witchfinder General (1968)
    Witchfinder General
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • Martin Benson, Kerwin Mathews, and Viviane Ventura in Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)
    Battle Beneath the Earth
    4.6
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • The Mind Benders (1963)
    The Mind Benders
    6.4
    • Art Director (as James Morahan)
    • 1963
  • Stanley Baker, Tom Bell, and Helmut Schmid in A Prize of Arms (1962)
    A Prize of Arms
    6.8
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Mary Had a Little... (1961)
    Mary Had a Little...
    4.9
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Jungle Fighters (1961)
    Jungle Fighters
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1961
  • It Takes a Thief (1960)
    It Takes a Thief
    6.0
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Elvi Hale, Cecil Parker, and Ronald Shiner in The Navy Lark (1959)
    The Navy Lark
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Season of Passion (1959)
    Season of Passion
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Dunkirk (1958)
    Dunkirk
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • The Shiralee (1957)
    The Shiralee
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Donald Pleasence, Eddie Byrne, Walter Fitzgerald, Jack Hawkins, and Elizabeth Sellars in Decision Against Time (1957)
    Decision Against Time
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Who Done It? (1956)
    Who Done It?
    5.7
    • Art Director
    • 1956
  • Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Danny Green, Katie Johnson, Cecil Parker, and Jack Warner in The Ladykillers (1955)
    The Ladykillers
    7.6
    • Art Director
    • 1955
  • The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
    The Night My Number Came Up
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1955

Art Department

  • Shirley Knight and Al Freeman Jr. in Dutchman (1966)
    Dutchman
    7.0
    • assistant art director
    • 1966
  • Gert Fröbe, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Irina Demick, James Fox, Sarah Miles, Robert Morley, Red Skelton, Alberto Sordi, Eric Sykes, Terry-Thomas, and Stuart Whitman in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
    Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
    7.0
    • associate art director
    • 1965
  • William Holden, France Nuyen, and Clifton Webb in Satan Never Sleeps (1962)
    Satan Never Sleeps
    6.1
    • associate art director
    • 1962
  • Diana Dors, Petula Clark, Jane Hylton, and Natasha Parry in Dance Hall (1950)
    Dance Hall
    6.1
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • The Captive Heart (1946)
    The Captive Heart
    7.0
    • assistant art director
    • 1946
  • Dead of Night (1945)
    Dead of Night
    7.5
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • They Came to a City (1944)
    They Came to a City
    6.3
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • The Halfway House (1944)
    The Halfway House
    6.6
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • For Those in Peril (1944)
    For Those in Peril
    6.3
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • My Learned Friend (1943)
    My Learned Friend
    7.0
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Far into the Night (1943)
    Far into the Night
    6.5
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1943

Special Effects

  • Diana Churchill and John Mills in Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
    Scott of the Antarctic
    7.0
    • special effects art director
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • James Morahan
  • Born
    • December 26, 1902
    • Lambeth, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • 1976
    • Sudbury, Suffolk, England, UK
  • Children
    • Jim Morahan
  • Relatives
      Stephen Morahan(Grandchild)

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  • Trivia
    Father of Jim Morahan.

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