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Dario Simoni(1901-1984)

  • Art Department
  • Set Decorator
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Dario Simoni was born on 28 March 1901 in Minerbe, Verona, Veneto, Italy. He was a set decorator, known for Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and The Taming of the Shrew (1967). He died on 23 May 1984.
BornMarch 28, 1901
DiedMay 23, 1984(83)
BornMarch 28, 1901
DiedMay 23, 1984(83)
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia
8.3
  • Art Department
  • 1962
Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Doctor Zhivago
7.9
  • Set Decorator
  • 1965
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
The Taming of the Shrew
7.0
  • Set Decorator
  • 1967
Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
7.2
  • Set Decorator
  • 1965

Credits

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Art Department

  • The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
    The Madwoman of Chaillot
    5.9
    • set dresser
    • 1969
  • Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969)
    Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
    6.1
    • set dresser
    • 1969
  • Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    Lawrence of Arabia
    8.3
    • set dresser
    • 1962
  • "Exodus" (Saul Bass Poster) 1960 Columbia Pictures
    Exodus
    6.7
    • set dresser
    • 1960
  • Holiday in Spain (1960)
    Holiday in Spain
    5.5
    • set dresser
    • 1960
  • Dirk Bogarde in A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
    A Tale of Two Cities
    7.1
    • set dresser
    • 1958
  • Giorgia Moll in The Quiet American (1958)
    The Quiet American
    6.7
    • set dresser
    • 1958
  • The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
    The Prince and the Showgirl
    6.4
    • set dresser
    • 1957
  • Checkpoint (1956)
    Checkpoint
    5.6
    • set dresser (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Muriel Pavlow and Donald Sinden in Eyewitness (1956)
    Eyewitness
    6.3
    • set dresser
    • 1956
  • Alexander the Great (1956)
    Alexander the Great
    5.8
    • set dresser
    • 1956
  • The Prisoner (1955)
    The Prisoner
    6.8
    • set dresser
    • 1955
  • Norman Wisdom in One Good Turn (1955)
    One Good Turn
    6.5
    • set dresser (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Gregory Peck and Win Min Than in The Purple Plain (1954)
    The Purple Plain
    6.5
    • set dresser
    • 1954
  • Alec Guinness in The Detective (1954)
    The Detective
    6.7
    • set dresser (uncredited)
    • 1954

Set Decorator

  • Conversation Piece (1974)
    Conversation Piece
    7.3
    • Set Decorator
    • 1974
  • Travels with My Aunt (1972)
    Travels with My Aunt
    6.3
    • Set Decorator
    • 1972
  • Orson Welles, Bibi Andersson, George Sanders, Max von Sydow, Richard Boone, Nigel Green, Dean Jagger, Patrick O'Neal, and Barbara Parkins in The Kremlin Letter (1970)
    The Kremlin Letter
    6.2
    • Set Decorator
    • 1970
  • Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Doctor Faustus (1967)
    Doctor Faustus
    5.4
    • Set Decorator
    • 1967
  • Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
    The Taming of the Shrew
    7.0
    • Set Decorator
    • 1967
  • Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    Doctor Zhivago
    7.9
    • Set Decorator
    • 1965
  • Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
    The Agony and the Ecstasy
    7.2
    • set decorations
    • 1965
  • Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Peter O'Toole, José Ferrer, and Jack Hawkins in Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
    Lawrence of Arabia
    8.3
    • Set Decorator (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Holiday in Spain (1960)
    Holiday in Spain
    5.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1960
  • Solomon and Sheba (1959)
    Solomon and Sheba
    6.2
    • Set Decorator
    • 1959
  • John Paul Jones (1959)
    John Paul Jones
    6.3
    • Set Decorator
    • 1959
  • Checkpoint (1956)
    Checkpoint
    5.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1956
  • Melba (1953)
    Melba
    5.3
    • Set Decorator
    • 1953
  • Robert Beatty, Phyllis Calvert, James Donald, and Muriel Pavlow in Project M7 (1953)
    Project M7
    5.6
    • Set Decorator (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • The Magic Box (1951)
    The Magic Box
    7.0
    • Set Decorator (uncredited)
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 28, 1901
    • Minerbe, Verona, Veneto, Italy
  • Died
    • May 23, 1984

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