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Eric Orbom(1915-1959)

  • Art Director
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Eric Orbom was born on 6 July 1915 in Katarina Parish, Stockholm, Sweden. He was an art director, known for Spartacus (1960), All That Heaven Allows (1955) and Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955). He died on 23 May 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 6, 1915
DiedMay 23, 1959(43)
BornJuly 6, 1915
DiedMay 23, 1959(43)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win total

Known for

Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus
7.9
  • Art Director
  • 1960
Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman in All That Heaven Allows (1955)
All That Heaven Allows
7.6
  • Art Director
  • 1955
Percy Kilbride, Marjorie Main, Lori Nelson, and Byron Palmer in Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
6.4
  • Art Director
  • 1955
Boris Karloff, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Helen Westcott in Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.4
  • Art Director
  • 1953

Credits

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Art Director

  • Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)
    Spartacus
    7.9
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Rock Hudson and Jean Simmons in This Earth Is Mine (1959)
    This Earth Is Mine
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Rock Hudson and Cyd Charisse in Twilight for the Gods (1958)
    Twilight for the Gods
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Carolyn Kearney, Andra Martin, and William Reynolds in The Thing That Couldn't Die (1958)
    The Thing That Couldn't Die
    4.4
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Buddy Bregman, Gus Backus, Charlie Barnet, Fats Domino, Gogi Grant, Harry James, Joe Lopes, Andra Martin, Freddy Martin, Howard Miller, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Mills, Russ Morgan, William Reynolds, George Shearing, David Somerville, Jeri Southern, Cal Tjader, The Del Vikings, The Lancers, The Diamonds, and The Bill Thompson Singers in The Big Beat (1958)
    The Big Beat
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Keith Andes, Lynn Bari, Gene Evans, Jeffrey Stone, Margaret Hayes, and Edward Platt in Damn Citizen (1957)
    Damn Citizen
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Julie Adams, Tim Hovey, and Jock Mahoney in Slim Carter (1957)
    Slim Carter
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • James Cagney, Jim Backus, Robert Arthur, R. Wright Campbell, Robert Evans, Ivan Goff, Jane Greer, Dorothy Malone, Joseph Pevney, Marjorie Rambeau, Ben Roberts, and Ralph Wheelwright in Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
    Man of a Thousand Faces
    7.1
    • art direction
    • 1957
  • Tony Curtis, Peggy Maley, Marisa Pavan, and Gilbert Roland in The Midnight Story (1957)
    The Midnight Story
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Lex Barker, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Maurice Manson in The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)
    The Girl in the Kremlin
    4.9
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Tony Curtis and Martha Hyer in Mister Cory (1957)
    Mister Cory
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Errol Flynn and Cornell Borchers in Istanbul (1957)
    Istanbul
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • The Great Man (1956)
    The Great Man
    6.9
    • Art Director
    • 1956
  • Ray Danton, Leigh Snowden, and Grant Williams in Outside the Law (1956)
    Outside the Law
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1956
  • Rory Calhoun, Martha Hyer, and Grant Williams in Red Sundown (1956)
    Red Sundown
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 6, 1915
    • Katarina Parish, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Died
    • May 23, 1959
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

Did you know

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    Orbit died during the production of Spartacus (1960) but was posthumously awarded an Oscar for Best Art Direction, one which he shared with the film's two other art directors.

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