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| name = Robert Emmet Smith |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|8|21}} |
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| birth_place = [[California]] |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1988|8|2|1914|8|21}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8rx9fcc/entire_text|title=Finding Aid for the Robert Emmet Smith papers, 1938-1974|work=Arts Special Collections|access-date=June 23, 2021}}</ref> |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1988|8|2|1914|8|21}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8rx9fcc/entire_text|title=Finding Aid for the Robert Emmet Smith papers, 1938-1974|work=Arts Special Collections|access-date=June 23, 2021}}</ref> |
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| occupation = [[Art director]] |
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| yearsactive = 1956–1976 |
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'''Robert Emmet Smith''' (August 21, 1914 – August 2, 1988) was an American [[art director]] and [[production designer]]. He was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] in the category [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] for the film ''[[King Rat (film)|King Rat]]''.<ref name="Oscars1966">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966 |title=The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners |access-date=August 24, 2011 |work=oscars.org |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111233714/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966 |archive-date=January 11, 2015}}</ref> |
'''Robert Emmet Smith''' (August 21, 1914 – August 2, 1988) was an American [[art director]] and [[production designer]]. He was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] in the category [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] for the film ''[[King Rat (film)|King Rat]]''.<ref name="Oscars1966">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966 |title=The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners |access-date=August 24, 2011 |work=oscars.org |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111233714/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966 |archive-date=January 11, 2015}}</ref> |
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== Early life and career == |
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Robert Emmet Smith, also known as Bob Smith, was born to Edward Smith on August 21, 1914. Smith graduated from the University of Southern California School of Architecture and was a master mason. He established his career as a motion picture art director and production designer. His numerous credits include motion pictures such as [[Rio Lobo]], [[Hombre (film)|Hombre]], [[Lonely Are the Brave|Lonely are the Brave]], [[A Big Hand for the Little Lady]], [[Operation Petticoat]], and [[King Rat (film)|King Rat]], which garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction in 1966. Bob Smith died in [[Newport Beach, California]] on Aug. 2, 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finding Aid for the Robert Emmet Smith papers, 1938-1974 |url=https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8rx9fcc/entire_text/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=oac.cdlib.org}}</ref> |
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==Selected filmography<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Emmet Smith |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809757/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=IMDb}}</ref>== |
==Selected filmography<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Emmet Smith |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809757/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=IMDb}}</ref>== |
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Revision as of 20:47, 16 September 2022
Robert Emmet Smith | |
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| Born | August 21, 1914 |
| Died | August 2, 1988 (aged 73)[1] |
| Occupation | Art director |
| Years active | 1956–1976 |
Robert Emmet Smith (August 21, 1914 – August 2, 1988) was an American art director and production designer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film King Rat.[2]
Early life and career
Robert Emmet Smith, also known as Bob Smith, was born to Edward Smith on August 21, 1914. Smith graduated from the University of Southern California School of Architecture and was a master mason. He established his career as a motion picture art director and production designer. His numerous credits include motion pictures such as Rio Lobo, Hombre, Lonely are the Brave, A Big Hand for the Little Lady, Operation Petticoat, and King Rat, which garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction in 1966. Bob Smith died in Newport Beach, California on Aug. 2, 1988.[3]
Selected filmography[4]
- The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)
- King Rat (1965)
- Operation Petticoat (1959)
- The Monolith Monsters (1957)
- Interlude (1957)
- Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957)
- The Mole People (1956)
- Behind the High Wall (1956)
- The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
References
- ^ "Finding Aid for the Robert Emmet Smith papers, 1938-1974". Arts Special Collections. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ "The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ "Finding Aid for the Robert Emmet Smith papers, 1938-1974". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Robert Emmet Smith". IMDb. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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