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Art Smith(1892-1956)

  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Art Smith was born on 10 January 1892 in Connecticut, USA. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Bad Bascomb (1946). He died on 25 February 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 10, 1892
DiedFebruary 25, 1956(64)
BornJanuary 10, 1892
DiedFebruary 25, 1956(64)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Wallace Beery and Margaret O'Brien in Bad Bascomb (1946)
Bad Bascomb
6.8
  • Production Management
  • 1946

Credits

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Production Management



  • Janet Leigh and Van Johnson in The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
    The Romance of Rosy Ridge
    7.0
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Wallace Beery and Margaret O'Brien in Bad Bascomb (1946)
    Bad Bascomb
    6.8
    • production manager
    • 1946
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
    6.3
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Preston Foster, Lee Wilde, and Lyn Wilde in Twice Blessed (1945)
    Twice Blessed
    6.0
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Wallace Beery, Jan Clayton, and Tom Drake in This Man's Navy (1945)
    This Man's Navy
    6.3
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Wallace Beery and Binnie Barnes in Barbary Coast Gent (1944)
    Barbary Coast Gent
    6.3
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Mickey Rooney, Bonita Granville, Lee Wilde, and Lyn Wilde in Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
    Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
    6.5
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Joan Blondell, Ann Sothern, and Margaret Sullavan in Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
    Cry 'Havoc'
    7.0
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Lionel Barrymore and Susan Peters in Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
    Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
    6.2
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
    Tarzan's New York Adventure
    6.5
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Robert Young, Darryl Hickman, and Marsha Hunt in Joe Smith, American (1942)
    Joe Smith, American
    6.3
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
    Tarzan's Secret Treasure
    6.4
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
    Life Begins for Andy Hardy
    6.7
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main in Barnacle Bill (1941)
    Barnacle Bill
    6.4
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
    Broadway Melody of 1940
    7.2
    • production manager (uncredited)
    • 1940

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor in Waterloo Bridge (1940)
    Waterloo Bridge
    7.7
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Robert Young, Bruce Cabot, Betty Furness, Thurston Hall, and Raymond Walburn in The 3 Wise Guys (1936)
    The 3 Wise Guys
    7.8
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
    The Great Ziegfeld
    6.6
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Robert Young, Betty Furness, Claude Gillingwater, and Nat Pendleton in Calm Yourself (1935)
    Calm Yourself
    5.7
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 10, 1892
    • Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • February 25, 1956
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His son, 1st Lt.. Robert Arthur Prentice, was killed on March 6, 1945. He was a pilot in the US Army Air Corps, and was shot down in Hainan, China.

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