Tambi Larsen
Known for
Art
Born
September 11, 1914
Birthplace
Bangalore, India
Died
March 24, 2001 (aged 86)
Biography
Tambi Larsen was a Dane born in Bangalore, India. He emigrated to the United States at the age of 20, where he attended Yale Drama School. He married Barbara Dole (daughter of James Dole) in 1941 and became an American citizen in 1943. Tambi (pronounced "Tom' bee") struggled to make a living as a set designer for Broadway shows. During World War II, Larsen worked for the Office of War Information, first broadcasting the news in Danish, and after V-E Day, designing exhibits in Denmark as Assistant Cultural Relations Officer.
After the war, the family—which now included son Peter and daughter Pamela—moved to Hollywood, where Larsen tried his hand in the movie industry. He was immediately hire...
Best known work
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974
Heaven's Gate
1980
The Message
1976
Hud
1963
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
Breakheart Pass
1975
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
The White Buffalo
1977
Artists and Models
1955Filmography
1980
Heaven's GateProduction Design
1979
1978
Circle of IronProduction Design
1977
The White BuffaloProduction Design
1976
The Outlaw Josey WalesProduction Design
1976
The MessageProduction Design
1975
Breakheart PassArt Direction
1974
Thunderbolt and LightfootArt Direction
1974
Where the Lilies BloomProduction Design, Art Direction
1973
The OutfitArt Direction
1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanArt Direction
1972
Pocket MoneyArt Direction
1971
A GunfightProduction Design
1970
The GrasshopperProduction Design
1970
The Molly MaguiresArt Direction
1968
The BrotherhoodArt Direction
1965
The Spy Who Came In from the ColdProduction Design
1964
The Disorderly OrderlyArt Direction
1964
The OutrageArt Direction
1963
HudArt Direction
1962
It's Only MoneyArt Direction
1961
Too Late BluesArt Direction
1961
The Pleasure of His CompanyArt Direction
1960
The Rat RaceArt Direction
1959
The Five PenniesArt Direction