Alexander Y. "Al" Roelofs (27 October 1906 – 2 July 1990) was a Dutch-born American art director. He was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment in ...

in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''

The Island at the Top of the World ''The Island at the Top of the World'' is a 1974 American live-action lost world fantasy adventure film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Winston Hibler. It was released by Walt Disney Productions, distributed by Buena Vista Distributi ...

''. Roelofs was born "Alexander IJsbrand Roelofs" in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

to Paul Roelofs and Catharina de Breij.Birth data at wiewaswie.nl
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Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1974) * ''

Escape to Witch Mountain ''Escape to Witch Mountain'' is a science fiction novel written by Alexander Key in 1968. It was adapted for film by Disney as '' Escape to Witch Mountain'' in 1975 which spawned the ''Witch Mountain'' franchise. The novel was illustrated by ...

'' (1975)

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* 1906 births 1990 deaths American art directors Dutch emigrants to the United States Artists from Rotterdam {{US-artdirector-stub