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Harry Oliver(1888-1973)

  • Art Department
  • Art Director
  • Set Decorator
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Harry Oliver was born on 4 April 1888 in Hastings, Minnesota, USA. He was an art director and set decorator, known for Scarface (1932), 7th Heaven (1927) and Street Angel (1928). He died on 5 July 1973 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 4, 1888
DiedJuly 5, 1973(85)
BornApril 4, 1888
DiedJuly 5, 1973(85)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Ann Dvorak, Paul Muni, and Osgood Perkins in Scarface (1932)
Scarface
7.7
  • Art Department
  • 1932
7th Heaven (1927)
7th Heaven
7.6
  • Art Department
  • 1927
Janet Gaynor in Street Angel (1928)
Street Angel
7.3
  • Art Department
  • 1928
Hobart Bosworth, James Gordon, Gibson Gowland, Otto Hoffman, Fred Kohler, and J.P. Lockney in Behind the Door (1919)
Behind the Door
7.2
  • Additional Crew
  • 1919

Credits

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Art Department

  • James Stewart and Ann Rutherford in Of Human Hearts (1938)
    Of Human Hearts
    6.8
    • associate art director
    • 1938
  • Paul Muni and Luise Rainer in The Good Earth (1937)
    The Good Earth
    7.5
    • associate art director
    • 1937
  • Bela Lugosi and Carroll Borland in Mark of the Vampire (1935)
    Mark of the Vampire
    6.2
    • associate art director
    • 1935
  • Helen Hayes and Robert Montgomery in Vanessa, Her Love Story (1935)
    Vanessa, Her Love Story
    6.0
    • associate art director
    • 1935
  • Robert Young and Betty Furness in The Band Plays On (1934)
    The Band Plays On
    6.7
    • associate art director
    • 1934
  • Ann Dvorak, Paul Muni, and Osgood Perkins in Scarface (1932)
    Scarface
    7.7
    • settings
    • 1932
  • Louise Dresser, Joel McCrea, and Will Rogers in Lightnin' (1930)
    Lightnin'
    6.5
    • settings
    • 1930
  • Charles Farrell in Liliom (1930)
    Liliom
    6.5
    • settings
    • 1930
  • John McCormack in Song o' My Heart (1930)
    Song o' My Heart
    5.2
    • settings
    • 1930
  • City Girl (1930)
    City Girl
    7.7
    • settings
    • 1930
  • Fifi D'Orsay and Will Rogers in They Had to See Paris (1929)
    They Had to See Paris
    5.8
    • settings
    • 1929
  • Janet Gaynor in Street Angel (1928)
    Street Angel
    7.3
    • settings
    • 1928
  • Douglas Fairbanks and Lupe Velez in The Gaucho (1927)
    The Gaucho
    7.1
    • associate artist
    • 1927
  • 7th Heaven (1927)
    7th Heaven
    7.6
    • settings
    • 1927
  • Mary Louise Miller and Mary Pickford in Sparrows (1926)
    Sparrows
    7.3
    • settings
    • 1926

Art Director

  • Basil Rathbone, Bobby Breen, and Marion Claire in Make a Wish (1937)
    Make a Wish
    5.4
    • Art Director
    • 1937
  • Ricardo Cortez in The Californian (1937)
    The Californian
    5.1
    • Art Director
    • 1937
  • Jackie Cooper in Peck's Bad Boy (1934)
    Peck's Bad Boy
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • Harold Lloyd and Una Merkel in The Cat's-Paw (1934)
    The Cat's-Paw
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • Wallace Beery in Viva Villa! (1934)
    Viva Villa!
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • Charles Laughton, Carole Lombard, and Kent Taylor in White Woman (1933)
    White Woman
    6.1
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • W.C. Fields, Baby LeRoy, and Alison Skipworth in Tillie and Gus (1933)
    Tillie and Gus
    6.9
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • James Dunn, El Brendel, George Ernest, and Boots Mallory in Handle with Care (1932)
    Handle with Care
    7.2
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Constance Cummings and Harold Lloyd in Movie Crazy (1932)
    Movie Crazy
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 1932
  • Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in Sunny Side Up (1929)
    Sunny Side Up
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1929
  • Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in Lucky Star (1929)
    Lucky Star
    7.6
    • Art Director
    • 1929
  • Mary Duncan, Charles Farrell, and Ivan Linow in The River (1928)
    The River
    7.3
    • Art Director
    • 1928
  • Ramon Novarro and Carmel Myers in Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
    7.8
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1925
  • The Face of the World (1921)
    The Face of the World
    • Art Director
    • 1921
  • Harry Houdini in The Grim Game (1919)
    The Grim Game
    6.7
    • Art Director (as Harold G. Oliver)
    • 1919

Set Decorator

  • The Hill Billy (1924)
    The Hill Billy
    • Set Decorator
    • 1924
  • Conrad Nagel in The Rendezvous (1923)
    The Rendezvous
    • Set Decorator (set decorations)
    • 1923
  • Eleanor Boardman in Souls for Sale (1923)
    Souls for Sale
    7.0
    • Set Decorator
    • 1923

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Harold G. Oliver
  • Born
    • April 4, 1888
    • Hastings, Minnesota, USA
  • Died
    • July 5, 1973
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Other works
    Designed the windmill buildings that became the trademark of the Van de Kamp bakery chain.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Worked at United Artists for Howard Hughes (1925-1927); Fox (1927-1930 and 1932); Paramount (1933) MGM (1934 and 1937); RKO (1935-1936).

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