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Albert Brenner set plans and production design drawings
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Abstract: The collection contains manuscripts, photographs, and artworks. Titles include: BEACHES (1988), CALIFORNIA SUITE (1978), THE
HUSTLER (1961), 2010 (1984) and ZANDY'S BRIDE (1974). There are also blueprints from the Paramount Studios backlot in 1991.
Collector:
Brenner, Albert
Dates: 1970-1999
Collection number: 417
Collection Size:
0.1 linear ft. of papers
0.1 linear ft. of photos
390 item(s) of artworks
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
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Albert Brenner set plans and production design drawings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Albert Brenner, 1998
Albert Brenner is a production designer and art director. He studied art at The New York School of Industrial Arts. Following
graduation he created window displays for New York department stores, served in the Air Force during World War II, and attended
the Yale Drama School as a scenic design major. He then taught scenic design, costume design, and technical theater at the
University of Kansas City in Missouri. He returned to New York to work in scenic design, which segued into live television,
and then motion pictures. He was active in film from the 1960s to 1990s, and his credits include BEACHES, THE GOODBYE GIRL,
THE SUNSHINE BOYS, THE TURNING POINT, and 2010. He has five Academy Award nominations for art direction.
Brenner, Albert
Art direction
Art directors
Motion picture setting and scenery
Production designers