Gene Allen

Gene Allen
Born	June 17, 1918 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	October 7, 2015 (aged 97) Newport Beach, California
Other names	Eugene Allen
Occupation	Art director
Years active	1938-1975

Eugene "Gene" Allen (June 17, 1918 – October 7, 2015) was an American art director.^[1] He followed his father and became a Los Angeles Police officer after he was laid off from his first job as a sketch artist. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Allen went to art school to pursue his career. He won an Academy Award in 1965 for Best Art Direction for My Fair Lady,^[2] and was nominated for A Star Is Born in 1955^[3] and for Les Girls in 1958.^[4] He served as President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences from 1983 to 1985 and received a Special Achievement Award from the Art Directors Guild in 1997. Allen died on October 7, 2015 at the age of 97.^[5]

References

1. The Art Directors Guild profile Accessed 7 January 2009
2. "The 37th Academy Awards (1965) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
3. "The 27th Academy Awards (1955) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
4. "The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
5. Variety, Gene Allen Academy President dead

External links

• Gene Allen at the Internet Movie Database
• Gene Allen at AllMovie
• Gene Allen papers at the Margaret Herrick Library