Dale Hennesy (August 24, 1926 – July 20, 1981) was an American

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and art director. Hennesy was the son of designers and layout artists for

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. He began working in motion pictures as an illustrator at

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, including illustration work on ''The King and I'' and ''South Pacific''. He won the

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for best art direction for ''

Fantastic Voyage ''Fantastic Voyage'' is a 1966 American science fiction adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Harry Kleiner, based on a story by Otto Klement and Jerome Bixby. The film is about a submarine crew who are shrunk to micros ...

'' (1966), for which he created sets depicting the interior of the human body. He was also nominated for his art direction in creating the futuristic sets of '' Logan's Run'' (1976) and '' Annie'' (1982). He designed a $1-million tenement row street scene for ''Annie'' that was subsequently used in many motion pictures and was named Hennesy Street in his honor. Hennesy died suddenly of an abdominal aneurysm in 1981 during production of ''Annie''.

Selected filmography

* ''

Under the Yum Yum Tree ''Under the Yum Yum Tree'' is a 1963 American sex comedy film directed by David Swift and starring Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley, Dean Jones, and Edie Adams, with Imogene Coca, Paul Lynde, and Robert Lansing in supporting roles. The film received ...

'' (1963, art director) * '' John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!'' (1964, art director) * '' Good Neighbor Sam'' (1964, production designer) * ''

'' (1966, art director) * ''

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'' (1966, art director) * ''

In Like Flint ''In Like Flint'' is a 1967 American spy fi comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas, the sequel to the parody spy film ''Our Man Flint'' (1966). It posits an international feminist conspiracy to depose the ruling American patriarchy with a f ...

'' (1967, art director) * '' Cover Me Babe'' (1969, art director) * ''

Dirty Harry ''Dirty Harry'' is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the ''Dirty Harry'' series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department (SFP ...

'' (1971, art director) * ''

The Christian Licorice Store ''The Christian Licorice Store'' is a 1971 American drama film directed by James Frawley and starring Beau Bridges and Maud Adams. The title of the film is based on lyrics from the song "Pleasant Street" by Tim Buckley who makes a cameo in the ...

'' (1971, art director) * '' Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)'' (1972, production designer) * '' Slither'' (1973, art director) * ''

Battle for the Planet of the Apes ''Battle for the Planet of the Apes'' is a 1973 American science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson. It is the fifth and final installment in the original ''Planet of the Apes'' series, produced by Arthur P. Jacobs, following ''Conquest of ...

'' (1973, art director) * '' Sleeper'' (1972, production designer) * '' Time to Run'' (1973, production designer) * ''

Young Frankenstein ''Young Frankenstein'' is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks. The screenplay was co-written by Brooks and Gene Wilder. Wilder also starred in the lead role as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor ...

'' (1974, production designer) * '' Logan's Run'' (1976, art director) * ''

King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...

'' (1976, production designer) * '' Fire in the Sky'' (1978, production designer) * ''

Who'll Stop the Rain ''Who'll Stop the Rain'' is a 1978 American crime film directed by Karel Reisz and starring Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty, and Anthony Zerbe. It was released by United Artists and produced by Herb Jaffe and Gabriel Katzka with Sh ...

'' (1978, production designer) * '' Billion Dollar Threat'' (1979, art director) * '' The Competition'' (1980, production designer) * ''

Wholly Moses! ''Wholly Moses!'' is a 1980 American Biblical spoof film written by Guy Thomas and directed by Gary Weis. Dudley Moore plays Old Testament-era idol maker Herschel, whose life and adventures seem to parallel that of the more famous Moses, all the w ...

'' (1980, production designer) * '' The Island'' (1980, production designer) * '' Annie'' (1982, production designer)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hennesy, Dale 1926 births 1981 deaths American art directors Best Art Direction Academy Award winners Place of birth missing People from Los Angeles American production designers

Selected filmography

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