Edward S. Haworth (September 26, 1917 – February 18, 1993) was an American

production designer In film and television, a production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Work ...

and

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. Active from 1950 to 1992, he was the production designer or art director on more than 50 feature films. He won an

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for Best Art Direction for ''

Sayonara ''Sayonara'' is a 1957 American romantic drama film directed by Joshua Logan, and starring Marlon Brando, Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, Miyoshi Umeki, Red Buttons, Miiko Taka and Ricardo Montalbán. It tells the story of a ...

'' (1957) and was nominated for the same award for five other films: '' Marty'' (1955), ''

Some Like It Hot ''Some Like It Hot'' is a 1959 American crime comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee an ...

'' (1959), '' Pepe'' (1960), '' The Longest Day'' (1962), and '' What a Way to Go!'' (1964).

Early years

Haworth was born in

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in 1917 and grew up in the suburb of

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. His father, William, was a playwright and theatrical producer. He attended the

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Art direction

Haworth began working in the motion picture business as an illustrator, set designer, and assistant art director at Warner Brothers. His first screen credit as art director was in 1951 on

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's '' Strangers on a Train''. He earned his first Academy Award nomination for art direction on '' Marty'' (1955). His work on ''Marty'' has been described as "an extraordinary example of the monochrome world". He won the Oscar for art direction two year later for his work on ''

'' (1957). Writing in ''The New York Times'',

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touted Haworth's work on ''Sayonara'' as "handsome Japanese surroundings—outdoor gardens, graceful, sliding-paneled homes and delicate teahouses, shown in colors of exceptional taste and blend." He was also nominated for the same award for his work on ''

'' (1959), '' Pepe'' (1960), '' The Longest Day'' (1962), and '' What a Way to Go!'' (1964). His other notable works include '' Friendly Persuasion'' (1956), ''

Invasion of the Body Snatchers ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' is a 1956 American science-fiction horror film produced by Walter Wanger, directed by Don Siegel, and starring Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter. The black-and-white film was shot in 2.00:1 Superscope and in t ...

'' (1956), '' Ride the Wild Surf'' (1964), '' The Beguiled'' (1971), '' Jeremiah Johnson'' (1972), and '' The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea'' (1976).

Personal life and later years

Haworth had three marriages, to Miriam Severy, Hallie Stagner, and Anna Wackevitch. All three marriages ended in divorce. He had four children: production designer Sean Haworth, pop artist

Jann Haworth Jann Haworth (born 1942) is a British-American pop artist. A pioneer of soft sculpture, she is best known as the co-creator of The Beatles' 1967 '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' album cover. Haworth is also an advocate for feminist ri ...

, and daughters Maria and Holly. From 1973 until his death in 1993, Haworth lived in

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. He was in an automobile accident in December 1992 and developed a blood clot in his brain. He died three months later in February 1993, at age 75. He was posthumously inducted into the

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in 2009.

Filmography

* '' Southside 1-1000'' (1950, production designer) * '' Strangers on a Train'' (1951, art director) * '' Flight to Mars'' (1951, production design) * ''

Aladdin and His Lamp ''Aladdin and His Lamp'' is a 1952 American fantasy adventure film directed by Lew Landers and starring Johnny Sands, Patricia Medina and Richard Erdman. It was shot in Cinecolor and produced by Walter Wanger for distribution by Monogram Pic ...

'' (1952, production designer) * ''

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'' (1952, art director) * '' Without Warning!'' (1952, production designer) * '' I Confess'' (1953, art director) * '' Carnival Story'' (1954, production designer) * '' Down Three Dark Streets'' (1954, production designer) * '' His Majesty O'Keefe'' (1954, art director) * '' The Kentuckian'' (1955, production designer) * '' Marty'' (1955, art director) * '' The Naked Street'' (1955, production designer) * '' Friendly Persuasion'' (1956, art director) * ''

'' (1956, production designer) * '' The Bachelor Party'' (1957, art director) * ''

Four Girls in Town ''Four Girls in Town'' is a 1957 American CinemaScope Technicolor drama film, directed by Jack Sher, about four girls trying to be movie stars. Plot When the leading lady drops out of a new film to be shot in New Orleans, studio head James Mannin ...

'' (1957, art director) * ''

I Want To Live! ''I Want to Live!'' is a 1958 American independent biographical film noir drama film directed by Robert Wise, and starring Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, and Theodore Bikel. It follows the life of Barbara Graham, a prosti ...

'' (1958, set decorator) * '' The Goddess'' (1958, art director) * '' The Naked and the Dead'' (1958, art director) * ''

'' (1959, art director) * ''

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'' (1959, production designer) * '' Pepe'' (1960) * '' Who Was That Lady?'' (1960) * '' The Outsider'' (1961, art director) * '' Escape from East Berlin'' (1962, production designer) * '' The Longest Day'' (1962, art director for the American sequence) * '' Ride the Wild Surf'' (1964, production designer) * '' What a Way to Go!'' (1964, art director) * '' Wild and Wonderful'' (1964, art director) * '' The Glory Guys'' (1965, production designer) * ''

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'' (1966, art director) * '' The Professionals'' (1966, art director) * ''

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'' (1966, art director) * '' The Way West'' (1967, art director) * '' Half a Sixpence'' (1968, production designer) * '' Villa Rides'' (1968, production designer) * '' The Kremlin Letter'' (1970, production designer) * '' The Beguiled'' (1971, production designer) * '' The Getaway'' (1972, art director) * '' Jeremiah Johnson'' (1972, art director) * '' Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'' (1973, art director) * '' Claudine'' (1974, production designer) * ''

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'' (1974, art director) * ''

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'' (1975, production designer) * '' The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea'' (1976, production designer) * '' Telefon'' (1977, production designer) * '' Somebody Killed Her Husband'' (1978, production designer) * ''

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'' (1979, production designer) * '' When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?'' (1979, production designer) * ''

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'' (1980, production designer) * ''

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'' (1981, production designer) * '' Death Hunt'' (1981, production designer) * '' Jinxed!'' (1982, production designer) * '' Blame It on the Night'' (1984, production designer) * '' The Legend of Billie Jean'' (1985, production designer) * '' Poltergeist II: The Other Side'' (1986, production designer) * '' *batteries not included'' (1987, production designer) * '' Mr. Baseball'' (1992, production designer)

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