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Hans Peters(1894-1980)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Production Designer
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Hans Peters was born on 17 May 1894 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an art director and production designer, known for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), Knights of the Round Table (1953) and Lust for Life (1956). He was married to Maria Thiele. He died on 12 June 1980 in California, USA.
BornMay 17, 1894
DiedJune 12, 1980(86)
BornMay 17, 1894
DiedJune 12, 1980(86)
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  • Nominated for 5 Oscars
    • 5 nominations total

Known for

Donna Reed and Hurd Hatfield in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
7.5
  • Art Director
  • 1945
Ava Gardner and Robert Taylor in Knights of the Round Table (1953)
Knights of the Round Table
6.2
  • Art Director
  • 1953
Lust for Life (1956)
Lust for Life
7.3
  • Art Director
  • 1956
The Americanization of Emily (1964)
The Americanization of Emily
7.3
  • Art Director
  • 1964

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  • The Americanization of Emily (1964)
    The Americanization of Emily
    7.3
    • Art Director
    • 1964
  • The Hook (1963)
    The Hook
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1963
  • James Garner, Kim Novak, Howard Duff, Howard Morris, and Tony Randall in Boys' Night Out (1962)
    Boys' Night Out
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
    Bachelor in Paradise
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1961
  • Return to Peyton Place (1961)
    Return to Peyton Place
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1961
  • The Best of the Post (1960)
    The Best of the Post
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Doris Day, David Niven, Baby Gellert, Charles Herbert, Stanley Livingston, Flip Mark, Janis Paige, and Hobo in Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Never So Few (1959)
    Never So Few
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • The Miracle (1959)
    The Miracle
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Gary Cooper and Charlton Heston in The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
    The Wreck of the Mary Deare
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Robert Douglas, Joanna Barnes, and Denny Miller in Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
    Tarzan, the Ape Man
    3.8
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Paul Anka and Mamie Van Doren in Girls Town (1959)
    Girls Town
    3.8
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • The Big Operator (1959)
    The Big Operator
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds in It Started with a Kiss (1959)
    It Started with a Kiss
    6.0
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • James Gregory in The Lawless Years (1959)
    The Lawless Years
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1959

Art Department



  • Don Ameche, Constance Bennett, Janet Gaynor, Simone Simon, and Loretta Young in Ladies in Love (1936)
    Ladies in Love
    6.3
    • associate art director
    • 1936

Production Designer



  • The Miracle (1959)
    The Miracle
    5.9
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 1959

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 17, 1894
    • Hamburg, Germany
  • Died
    • June 12, 1980
    • California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Maria Thiele

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    Hamburg-born art director in Hollywood. Began at 20th Century Fox (1935-40). Briefly at RKO (1943), then settled at MGM from 1944 until his retirement twenty years later. Nominated for five Academy Awards. Did possibly his best work on The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) and Lust for Life (1956).

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