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Hal Pereira Biography

Birth Name:Hal Pereira

Birth Place:Chicago , Illinois, United States

Profession Art director, Production designer, Art department, Actor

Fast Facts

  • His brother was architect William L․ Pereira
  • His connections landed him a job as a unit art director at Paramount's Hollywood studios in 1942
  • Started his career by creating background art for theatrical productions in Chicago
  • Did interior design for Paramount's theater chain in the late 1930s
  • Served as the head of Paramount's art department from 1950 through 1968
  • Started his career working on black-and-white Billy Wilder films and finished it working on saturated-Technicolor epics
  • After retirement, he became a design consultant

Awards

  • 1953Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White: nominated
  • 1954Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White: nominated
  • 1955Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White: nominated
  • 1955Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White: nominated
  • 1955Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color: nominated
  • 1956Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color: nominated
  • 1956Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White: winner
  • 1957Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color: nominated
  • 1957Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White: nominated
  • 1958Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration: nominated
  • 1959Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White or Color: nominated
  • 1960Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White: nominated
  • 1961Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White: nominated
  • 1961Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color: nominated
  • 1962Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color: nominated
  • 1962Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color: nominated
  • 1963Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White: nominated
  • 1963Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design: nominated
  • 1964Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White: nominated
  • 1964Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color: nominated
  • 1964Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White: nominated
  • 1966Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White: nominated
  • 1966Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White: nominated
  • 1967Oscar-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color: nominated