Harry Horner

About

Harry Horner (July 24, 1910 - December 5, 1994) was an Austrian art director who made a successful career in Hollywood. He was born in the town of Holitz, which now belongs to the Czech Republic, to German speaking parents in Bohemia. He began his career working with Max Reinhardt in Vienna. When Reinhardt moved to the United States in the early 1930s, Horner went along with him. During World War II, he served as production designer and set designer for the U.S. Army Air Forces show Winged Victory. He won an Oscar in 1949 for his work on William Wyler's The Heiress and another in 1961 for Robert Rossen's drama The Hustler. One of his first notable successes was George Cukor's A Double Life (1947) and he soon found himself up on the Oscar podium in 1949 for his work on William Wyler's The Heiress. He worked with Cukor again in 1950 on Born Yesterday and then tried his hand at...

Known for

Four Star PlayhouseSeries • 1952GunsmokeSeries • 1955Shirley Temple's StorybookSeries • 1958Cavalcade of AmericaSeries • 1952They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Movie • 1969The DriverMovie • 1978The HustlerMovie • 1961Born YesterdayMovie • 1950He Ran All the WayMovie • 1951Audrey RoseMovie • 1977The Wonderful CountryMovie • 1959Harry and Walter Go to New YorkMovie • 1976The HeiressMovie • 1949The Jazz SingerMovie • 1980Separate TablesMovie • 1958Tarzan TriumphsMovie • 1943VickiMovie • 1953Man from Del RioMovie • 1956Red Planet MarsMovie • 1952Stage Door CanteenMovie • 1943A Double LifeMovie • 1947Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?Movie • 1971Up the SandboxMovie • 1972OutrageMovie • 1950