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William Ferrari(1901-1962)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Production Designer
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William Ferrari was born on 21 April 1901 in Rosario, Argentina. He was an art director and production designer, known for Gaslight (1944), The Time Machine (1960) and How the West Was Won (1962). He died on 10 September 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 21, 1901
DiedSeptember 10, 1962(61)
BornApril 21, 1901
DiedSeptember 10, 1962(61)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Joseph Cotten in Gaslight (1944)
Gaslight
7.8
  • Art Department
  • 1944
Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux in The Time Machine (1960)
The Time Machine
7.5
  • Art Director
  • 1960
How the West Was Won (1962)
How the West Was Won
7.1
  • Art Director
  • 1962
You Are There (1953)
You Are There
8.3
TV Series
  • Art Director

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Art Director

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 2017
  • Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1959–1963
  • Little Amy (1962)
    Little Amy
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • How the West Was Won (1962)
    How the West Was Won
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Paradise Alley (1962)
    Paradise Alley
    6.9
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Dr. Kildare (1961)
    Dr. Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1961–1966
  • Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)
    Atlantis: The Lost Continent
    5.5
    • Art Director
    • 1961
  • Richard Davalos, Darryl Hickman, and Gigi Perreau in The Americans (1961)
    The Americans
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1961
  • Don Collier, Judy Lewis, and Bruce Yarnell in Outlaws (1960)
    Outlaws
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • One Step Beyond (1959)
    One Step Beyond
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1959–1960
  • Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux in The Time Machine (1960)
    The Time Machine
    7.5
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Barbara Jo Allen, Hugo Haas, Dick Kallman, and Carol Morris in Born to Be Loved (1959)
    Born to Be Loved
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lawford, and Asta in The Thin Man (1957)
    The Thin Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1958–1959
  • The Veil (1958)
    The Veil
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Dean Fredericks in Steve Canyon (1958)
    Steve Canyon
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1958

Art Department

  • The Lost Missile (1958)
    The Lost Missile
    5.1
    • set designer
    • 1958
  • Lucille Ball in Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
    Ziegfeld Follies
    6.4
    • art director: puppet sequence
    • 1945
  • Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Joseph Cotten in Gaslight (1944)
    Gaslight
    7.8
    • associate art director
    • 1944
  • The Heavenly Body (1944)
    The Heavenly Body
    6.1
    • associate art director
    • 1944
  • Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra in I Dood It (1943)
    I Dood It
    6.1
    • associate art director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Donna Reed and Michael Duane in Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
    Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
    6.1
    • associate art director
    • 1943
  • Jean-Pierre Aumont and Susan Peters in Assignment in Brittany (1943)
    Assignment in Brittany
    6.7
    • associate art director
    • 1943
  • Mickey Rooney, Ann Rutherford, and Esther Williams in Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)
    Andy Hardy's Double Life
    6.5
    • associate art director
    • 1942
  • Lee Bowman, Aline MacMahon, Marjorie Main, Susan Peters, and Zasu Pitts in Tish (1942)
    Tish
    6.1
    • associate art director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Red Skelton and Ann Sothern in Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
    Maisie Gets Her Man
    6.2
    • associate art director
    • 1942
  • Lew Ayres and Laraine Day in Fingers at the Window (1942)
    Fingers at the Window
    6.3
    • associate art director
    • 1942
  • Donna Reed and Mickey Rooney in The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
    The Courtship of Andy Hardy
    6.6
    • associate art director
    • 1942
  • Kathryn Grayson and Frank Morgan in The Vanishing Virginian (1942)
    The Vanishing Virginian
    6.8
    • associate art director
    • 1942
  • Gracie Allen in Mr. and Mrs. North (1942)
    Mr. and Mrs. North
    6.0
    • associate art director
    • 1942

Production Designer

  • You Are There (1953)
    You Are There
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Production Designer (art director)
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Wm. Farrari
  • Born
    • April 21, 1901
    • Rosario, Argentina
  • Died
    • September 10, 1962
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cardiac arrest)

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    Art director, under contract at MGM from 1943 to 1953, and from 1960 to 1962. After 1955, active mainly in television, with notable work on 26 episodes of "The Twilight Zone".

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