Garrett Lewis (April 2, 1935 – January 29, 2013)
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. He was nominated for four Academy Awards
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in the category Best Art Direction
The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in film. The category's original name was Best Art Direction, but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards. This change resulted fro ...
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Selected filmography
Lewis has been nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Art Direction:
* ''Beaches
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'' (1988)Hook
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'' (1991)
Actor
*'' Star!'' (1968) - Jack Buchanan
*''The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
''The Good Guys and the Bad Guys'' is a 1969 American comedy Western film directed by Burt Kennedy. It stars Robert Mitchum and George Kennedy.
Plot
Jim Flagg is the marshal in the town of Progress. He hears arch-rival Big John McKay is headed ...
'' (1969) - Hawkins
*''Funny Lady
''Funny Lady'' is a 1975 American biographical film, biographical musical film, musical comedy-drama film and the sequel to the 1968 film ''Funny Girl (film), Funny Girl''. The film stars Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowa ...
'' (1975) - Production Singer
*''Oh! Heavenly Dog
''Oh! Heavenly Dog'' is a 1980 American fantasy comedy film written by Rod Browning and directed by Joe Camp as the third film in the series featuring the dog Benji and stars Chevy Chase as a private investigator who is reincarnated as a dog to ...
'' (1980) - Pamela Natwick Man No. 1
References
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1935 births
2013 deaths
American set decorators
Artists from St. Louis
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