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Stephen B. Grimes(1927-1988)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Art Department
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Stephen B. Grimes was born on 18 April 1927 in Weybridge, Surrey, England, UK. He was a production designer and art director, known for Out of Africa (1985), The Way We Were (1973) and Never Say Never Again (1983). He died on 12 September 1988 in Positano, Campania, Italy.
BornApril 18, 1927
DiedSeptember 12, 1988(61)
BornApril 18, 1927
DiedSeptember 12, 1988(61)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
Out of Africa
7.1
  • Production Designer(as Stephen Grimes)
  • 1985
The Way We Were (1973)
The Way We Were
7.0
  • Production Designer(as Stephen Grimes)
  • 1973
Kim Basinger, Sean Connery, and Barbara Carrera in Never Say Never Again (1983)
Never Say Never Again
6.1
  • Production Designer(as Stephen Grimes)
  • 1983
Krull (1983)
Krull
6.1
  • Production Designer(as Stephen Grimes)
  • 1983

Credits

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Production Designer

  • Haunted Summer (1988)
    Haunted Summer
    5.8
    • Production Designer (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1988
  • Anjelica Huston and Donal McCann in The Dead (1987)
    The Dead
    7.2
    • Production Designer (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1987
  • Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
    Out of Africa
    7.1
    • Production Designer (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1985
  • The Dresser (1983)
    The Dresser
    7.5
    • Production Designer (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1983
  • Kim Basinger, Sean Connery, and Barbara Carrera in Never Say Never Again (1983)
    Never Say Never Again
    6.1
    • Production Designer (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1983
  • Krull (1983)
    Krull
    6.1
    • Production Designer (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1983
  • Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Fonda, and Doug McKeon in On Golden Pond (1981)
    On Golden Pond
    7.6
    • Production Designer (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1981
  • Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall in True Confessions (1981)
    True Confessions
    6.3
    • Production Designer (as Stephen S. Grimes)
    • 1981
  • Urban Cowboy (1980)
    Urban Cowboy
    6.5
    • Production Designer (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1980
  • The Electric Horseman (1979)
    The Electric Horseman
    6.4
    • Production Designer (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1979
  • Dustin Hoffman and Theresa Russell in Straight Time (1978)
    Straight Time
    7.4
    • Production Designer (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1978
  • Al Pacino and Marthe Keller in Bobby Deerfield (1977)
    Bobby Deerfield
    5.8
    • Production Designer (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1977
  • Murder by Death (1976)
    Murder by Death
    7.2
    • Production Designer (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1976
  • Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway in Three Days of the Condor (1975)
    Three Days of the Condor
    7.4
    • Production Designer (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1975
  • The Yakuza (1974)
    The Yakuza
    7.2
    • Production Designer (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1974

Art Director

  • Richard Burton, Deborah Kerr, Ava Gardner, and Sue Lyon in The Night of the Iguana (1964)
    The Night of the Iguana
    7.6
    • Art Director (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1964
  • Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster in The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
    The List of Adrian Messenger
    6.8
    • Art Director (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1963
  • Montgomery Clift, Susan Kohner, Larry Parks, and Susannah York in Freud (1962)
    Freud
    7.2
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift in The Misfits (1961)
    The Misfits
    7.2
    • Art Director (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1961
  • Audrey Hepburn and Burt Lancaster in The Unforgiven (1960)
    The Unforgiven
    6.5
    • Art Director (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1960
  • The Roots of Heaven (1958)
    The Roots of Heaven
    6.2
    • Art Director (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1958
  • Deborah Kerr and Robert Mitchum in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
    Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
    7.3
    • Art Director (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1957

Art Department

  • Peter O'Toole, Stephen Boyd, Ava Gardner, Richard Harris, John Huston, George C. Scott, Ulla Bergryd, and Michael Parks in The Bible in the Beginning... (1966)
    The Bible in the Beginning...
    6.2
    • associate art director (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1966
  • Gregory Peck in Moby Dick (1956)
    Moby Dick
    7.3
    • assistant art director (as Stephen Grimes)
    • 1956
  • The Sword and the Rose (1953)
    The Sword and the Rose
    6.3
    • draughtsman (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Cardboard Cavalier (1949)
    Cardboard Cavalier
    5.9
    • draughtsman (uncredited)
    • 1949

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Stephen S. Grimes
  • Born
    • April 18, 1927
    • Weybridge, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 12, 1988
    • Positano, Campania, Italy

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  • Trivia
    Son of an artist and cartoonist.
  • Trademark
      Frequently worked with Sydney Pollack and John Huston.

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