Henry Bumstead
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- born: 17/Mar/1915 (Ontario, California, USA)
- died: 24/May/2006 (Pasadena, USA) - cancer
Biography
Lloyd Henry Bumstead was an American cinematic art director and production designer. In a career that spanned over fifty-five years he won two Academy Awards: the first for "To Kill a Mockingbird", and the second for "The Sting".
Bumstead was born in Ontario, California and, following his graduation from University of Southern California, joined Paramount Pictures in 1948. He learned his trade from Hans Dreier, with whom he worked on a number of films beginning with Saigon. Following Dreier's retirement in 1951 he worked with Hal Pereira, who Paramount had brought in to replace Dreier. During these early years, Bumstead worked on numerous films including: "My Friend Irma", "My Friend Irma Goes West", and "The Bridges at Toko-Ri". However, his big break came in 1956 when he worked with Pereira on Alfred Hitchcock's remake of "The Man Who Knew Too Much". He went on to work on three further Hitchcock films: "Vertigo", "Topaz" and "Family Plot".
In 1961, Bumstead left Paramount to join Universal Studios, where he formed a close partnership with Alexander Golitzen. Whilst at Universal he established relationships with George Roy Hill and Clint Eastwood, which began on "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "High Plains Drifter" respectively, he went on to work with both men on numerous films.
Bumstead worked on many films during his career, including: "Slap Shot", "A Little Romance", "The World According to Garp", "Cape Fear", "Unforgiven", "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", "Space Cowboys", "Mystic River", and "Million Dollar Baby".
Filmography
With Hitchcock...
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - art director
- Vertigo (1958) - art director
- Topaz (1969) - art director
- Family Plot (1976) - art director
Other works of note...
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
- Father Goose (1964)
- The Sting (1973)
- High Plains Drifter (1973)
- The Front Page (1974)
- Cape Fear (1991)
- Unforgiven (1992)
- Mystic River (2003)
- Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Documentaries
He has appeared in the following Hitchcockian documentaries...
- The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much (2000)
- Plotting Family Plot (2001)
Discography
Henry Bumstead contributed to the Universal released DVDs of the following films...
- Rear Window (1954) - documentary ("Rear Window Ethics: Remembering & Restoring a Hitchcock Classic")
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - documentary ("The Making of The Man Who Knew Too Much")
- Vertigo (1958) - documentary ("Obsessed with Vertigo - New Life for Hitchcock's Masterpiece")
- Family Plot (1976) - documentary ("Plotting Family Plot")