Tre Luna

Ben Carré was one of the most imaginative art directors in early silents. Ben was known as "The Man Who Painted Our Dreams."

Ménessier's career connects European 19th century theatre traditions with 20th century cinema, a time of rapid evolution and innovation. A gifted painter, he began his career in 1902 as a scenic artist at the Amable Atelier in Paris.

(1888 - 1970) Charles "Danny" Hall was born in Norwich, England. He studied art and had worked in an architect’s office. Danny, as he...

(1888 - 1973) Harry Oliver was a humorist, writer, painter, set designer, architect, and Art Director. Born to parents who ran a general store and lived in pioneer conditions in Hastings, Minnesota, Oliver claimed to have had a “Tom Sawyer” upbringing. As a teenager he worked as a burro driver for the U.S. Forest Service. A self-trained artist and architect, Oliver was one of the first Art Directors to work for Goldwyn in Hollywood, and was sent to Rome to make Ben-Hur (1923

(1881 - 1951) Fred Gabourie was born in Eastern Ontario, Canada, and was a member of the Iroquois tribe of the Seneca Nation. Life in...

(1869 - 1956) Una Nixson Hopkins, born in Denison, Iowa, was a widowed and working single mother. She had studied art in Paris and was a...

(1896 - 1957) William Cameron Menzies was the youngest among this first generation of Art Directors to come to Hollywood during the...

(1879 - 1956) Hugo Ballin was a successful fine artist as well as pioneer Art Director, film director, and producer during the silent...

(1884 - 1974) Anton Grot was one of the first Art Directors to have been influenced by European modernism and German expressionism. Born...

1866-1946 Wilfred Buckland's career was grounded in the theatre. The son of a rabbi, he was born in New York City and had been a pupil of...

Whatever future the cinema may have will be based solidly on its past.