Harry Horner
Known for
Art
Born
July 24, 1910
Birthplace
Holitz, Bohemia
Died
December 5, 1994 (aged 84)
Biography
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 Lif...
Best known work
The Hustler
1961
The Driver
1978
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
The Heiress
1949
Born Yesterday
1950
Audrey Rose
1977
Separate Tables
1958
Gunsmoke
1955
A Double Life
1947
The Jazz Singer
1980Filmography
1980
The Jazz SingerProduction Design
1979
Strangers: The Story of a Mother and DaughterProduction Design
1978
Moment by MomentProduction Design
1978
The DriverProduction Design
1977
Audrey RoseProduction Design
1976
Harry and Walter Go to New YorkProduction Design
1975
The Black BirdProduction Design
1972
Up the SandboxProduction Design
1971
1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Production Design
1961
The HustlerProduction Design
1959
1959
The Wonderful CountryProduction Design
1959
1958
Separate TablesProduction Design, Associate Producer, Second Unit Director
1958
1958
1958
1956
The Wild PartyDirector
1956
Man from Del RioDirector
1955
1955
A Life in the BalanceDirector
1955
1954
New FacesDirector
1953
VickiDirector