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Bernard Herzbrun(1891-1964)

  • Art Director
  • Production Designer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Bernard Herzbrun was born on 10 January 1891 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an art director and production designer, known for Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Harvey (1950) and Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938). He was married to Eva Kann and Sadie Lynch. He died on 7 January 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 10, 1891
DiedJanuary 7, 1964(72)
BornJanuary 10, 1891
DiedJanuary 7, 1964(72)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Creature from the Black Lagoon
6.9
  • Art Director
  • 1954
James Stewart, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake, Josephine Hull, and Cecil Kellaway in Harvey (1950)
Harvey
7.9
  • Art Director
  • 1950
Tyrone Power, Don Ameche, and Alice Faye in Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
6.8
  • Art Director
  • 1938
Brian Donlevy, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Victor McLaglen in Battle of Broadway (1938)
Battle of Broadway
6.1
  • Art Director
  • 1938

Credits

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Art Director

  • Percy Kilbride, Marjorie Main, Lori Nelson, and Byron Palmer in Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)
    Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1955
  • Alfonso Bedoya, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Ruth Hampton, Marjorie Main, Rudy Vallee, and Chill Wills in Ricochet Romance (1954)
    Ricochet Romance
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • James Stewart and Ruth Roman in The Far Country (1954)
    The Far Country
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Magnificent Obsession (1954)
    Magnificent Obsession
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Walter Brennan and Audie Murphy in Drums Across the River (1954)
    Drums Across the River
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Mari Blanchard, Race Gentry, Joel McCrea, and Highland Dale in Black Horse Canyon (1954)
    Black Horse Canyon
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, and Don Taylor in Johnny Dark (1954)
    Johnny Dark
    6.0
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Van Heflin, Howard Duff, and Ruth Roman in Tanganyika (1954)
    Tanganyika
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Dan Duryea, Mari Blanchard, and John Payne in Rails Into Laramie (1954)
    Rails Into Laramie
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Yankee Pasha (1954)
    Yankee Pasha
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Saskatchewan (1954)
    Saskatchewan
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Brett Halsey, Alice Kelley, Percy Kilbride, and Marjorie Main in Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)
    Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
    6.8
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Rock Hudson and Barbara Rush in Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
    Taza, Son of Cochise
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, and Susan Cabot in Ride Clear of Diablo (1954)
    Ride Clear of Diablo
    6.8
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
    Creature from the Black Lagoon
    6.9
    • Art Director
    • 1954

Production Designer

  • Claudette Colbert, Percy Kilbride, Fred MacMurray, and Marjorie Main in The Egg and I (1947)
    The Egg and I
    6.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1947
  • Harry Davenport, Marguerite Chapman, Rita Johnson, Fred MacMurray, and Akim Tamiroff in Pardon My Past (1945)
    Pardon My Past
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1945
  • Charles Coburn, Constance Dowling, and Nelson Eddy in Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)
    Knickerbocker Holiday
    5.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1944

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Gary Cooper, Tallulah Bankhead, and Charles Laughton in Devil and the Deep (1932)
    Devil and the Deep
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1932

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • January 10, 1891
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 7, 1964
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Eva Kann

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  • Trivia
    After 1940, worked for various studios, including RKO. Spent the final 15 years of his career at Universal Pictures. At least part of that time, he was head of Universal's Art Department.
  • Nickname
    • Ben

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