Gabriel Scognamillo (27 October 1906 – 31 May 1974) was an Italian art director. One of the first films he worked on was Jean Renoir's provocative 1931 film ''

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''. Two years later he had moved to

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where one of his first films there was MGM's production of ''

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'' (1934) with

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and

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. Scognamillo also worked on several in the

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, ''Maisie'' and Dr. Kildare series of films. Some of his efforts in the 1950s include '' The Great Caruso'' (1951), '' The Story of Three Loves'' (1953), for which he received an

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nomination, and the children's science fiction film ''

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'' (1954). One of his final films was the imaginative

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fantasy, '' 7 Faces of Dr. Lao'' (1964).

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1931)

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* 1906 births 1974 deaths Italian set decorators American expatriates in Italy American set decorators {{Italy-film-bio-stub