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Cary Odell(1910-1988)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Production Designer
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Cary Odell was born on 20 December 1910 in Indiana, USA. Cary was an art director and production designer, known for From Here to Eternity (1953), Seven Days in May (1964) and Cool Hand Luke (1967). Cary died on 19 January 1988 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA.
BornDecember 20, 1910
DiedJanuary 19, 1988(77)
BornDecember 20, 1910
DiedJanuary 19, 1988(77)
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift, and Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953)
From Here to Eternity
7.6
  • Art Director
  • 1953
Seven Days in May (1964)
Seven Days in May
7.8
  • Production Designer
  • 1964
Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cool Hand Luke
8.0
  • Art Director
  • 1967
James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, Kim Novak, Elsa Lanchester, Hermione Gingold, Ernie Kovacs, and Janice Rule in Bell Book and Candle (1958)
Bell Book and Candle
6.8
  • Art Director
  • 1958

Credits

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Art Director

  • Robert Forster in Nakia (1974)
    Nakia
    7.3
    TV Series
    • art director
    • Art Director
    • 1974
  • W (1974)
    W
    4.7
    • Art Director
    • 1974
  • The Hanged Man (1974)
    The Hanged Man
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1974
  • Meredith Baxter in The Cat Creature (1973)
    The Cat Creature
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Art Director (as Carey Odell)
    • 1973
  • Jon Voight in The All-American Boy (1973)
    The All-American Boy
    5.2
    • Art Director (as Carey Odell)
    • 1973
  • Circle of Fear (1972)
    Circle of Fear
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1972–1973
  • Meredith Baxter and David Birney in Bridget Loves Bernie (1972)
    Bridget Loves Bernie
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1972
  • The Partridge Family (1970)
    The Partridge Family
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1971–1972
  • Ossie Davis in The Sheriff (1971)
    The Sheriff
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1971
  • Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz in The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969)
    The Courtship of Eddie's Father
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1970
  • The Gypsy Moths (1969)
    The Gypsy Moths
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • Gregory Peck, Telly Savalas, Omar Sharif, Ted Cassidy, Julie Newmar, Camilla Sparv, and Keenan Wynn in Mackenna's Gold (1969)
    Mackenna's Gold
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • Doris Day, Barbara Hershey, Brian Keith, Jimmy Bracken, John Findlater, and Richard Steele in With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
    With Six You Get Eggroll
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967)
    Cool Hand Luke
    8.0
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Hotel (1967)
    Hotel
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1967

Art Department

  • Glenn Ford and Marguerite Chapman in Destroyer (1943)
    Destroyer
    6.3
    • associate art director
    • 1943
  • Linda Darnell, Leslie Brooks, Doris Dudley, Glenda Farrell, and Constance Worth in City Without Men (1943)
    City Without Men
    5.3
    • associate art director
    • 1943
  • My Sister Eileen (1942)
    My Sister Eileen
    7.0
    • associate art director
    • 1942
  • Glenn Ford, Pat O'Brien, and Evelyn Keyes in Flight Lieutenant (1942)
    Flight Lieutenant
    5.8
    • associate art director
    • 1942
  • Billie Burke, Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Allen Jenkins, and Roland Young in They All Kissed the Bride (1942)
    They All Kissed the Bride
    6.5
    • associate art director
    • 1942
  • Glenn Ford and Claire Trevor in The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942)
    The Adventures of Martin Eden
    5.8
    • associate art director
    • 1942
  • Bedtime Story (1941)
    Bedtime Story
    6.7
    • associate art director (as Cary O'Dell)
    • 1941
  • Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in Penny Serenade (1941)
    Penny Serenade
    7.1
    • associate art director (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, and Eugene Pallette in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    8.1
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Ronald Colman in Lost Horizon (1937)
    Lost Horizon
    7.6
    • set sketcher (uncredited)
    • 1937

Production Designer

  • The Hawaiians (1970)
    The Hawaiians
    6.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1970
  • Hawaii (1966)
    Hawaii
    6.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1966
  • Seven Days in May (1964)
    Seven Days in May
    7.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1964
  • James Stewart and Lisa Lu in The Mountain Road (1960)
    The Mountain Road
    6.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1960
  • Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin, Richard Conte, Tab Hunter, Michael Callan, and Dick York in They Came to Cordura (1959)
    They Came to Cordura
    6.4
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Cary O'Dell
  • Born
    • December 20, 1910
    • Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • January 19, 1988
    • San Luis Obispo, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Started as a sketch artist at Columbia in 1935, before promotion to art director. Remained with Columbia until 1962, usually with Rudolph Sternad handling many of the studio's prestige films.

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