Pierre Guffroy (22 April 1926 – 27 September 2010) was a French

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and art director. He won an

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'' in 1979 and had been previously nominated for one in another category Best Art Direction for '' Is Paris Burning?'' in 1966.

Selected filmography

Guffroy won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for another: ;Won * ''

'' (1979) ;Nominated * '' Is Paris Burning?'' (1966)

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* * 1926 births 2010 deaths French production designers French art directors Best Art Direction Academy Award winners Film people from Paris {{artdirector-stub