Oliver Smith(1918-1994)

Oliver Smith was born on 13 February 1918 in Waupun, Wisconsin, USA. He was a production designer, known for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), Guys and Dolls (1955) and On the Town (1949). He died on 23 January 1994 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Known for

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Live from Lincoln Center
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TV Series
- director: American Ballet Theatre
- director: stage
- artistic director: American Ballet Theatre
- 1976–1980
The Nutcracker
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TV Movie
- director: The American Ballet Theatre
- 1977
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
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- Broadway stage producer
- 1976
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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- presented on the stage by
- 1953
On the Town
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- stage producer
- 1949

Born
- February 13, 1918
- Waupun, Wisconsin, USA
Died
- January 23, 1994
- Brooklyn, New York, USA(emphysema)
Other works
Designed the sets for the original Broadway productions of "My Fair Lady", "West Side Story", "Camelot", and "Hello, Dolly!", as well as for the 1966 Lincoln Center revival of "Show Boat".
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Trivia
Won nine Tony Awards: as Best Scenic Designer, in 1957 for "My Fair Lady," off a nomination shared with "A Clearing in the Woods," "Candide," "Auntie Mame," "Eugenia," and "A Visit to a Small Planet;" and in 1958 for "West Side Story," off a nomination shared with "Brigadoon," "Carousel," "Jamaica," "Nude with Violin" and "Time Remembered;" as Best Scenic Designer (Musical), in 1960 for "The Sound of Music;" and in 1961 for "Camelot;" as Best Scenic Designer (Dramatic), also in 1961, for "Becket;" as Best Scenic Designer, in 1964 for "Hello, Dolly!;" and in 1965 for "Baker Street" and "Luv", off a nomination shared with "Luv" and "The Odd Couple;" and, also in 1965, a Special Tony Award. He additionally received five other Tony nominations: as Best Scenic Designer, in 1962 for "The Gay Life;" in 1967 for "I Do! I Do!;" in 1969 for "Dear World," and in 1974 for "Gigi;" and in 1970 as one of the co-producers of Best Play nominee "Indians."