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Stephen Goosson is a Assistant Art Director and Art Direction American born on 24 march 1889 at Grand Rapids (USA)
Stephen Goosson (24 March 1889 - 25 March 1973) was an Academy Award-winning American film set designer and art director.
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Goosson was an architect in Detroit before starting his film career as art director for producer Lewis J. Selznick, and films for Fox Film Corporation such as New Movietone Follies of 1930. He eventually was hired by Columbia Pictures, where he served as supervising art director for 25 years.
Goosson won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for Lost Horizon. His designs for the film have been noted as excellent examples of the Streamline Moderne style that reached the height of its popularity that year. Additional credits include Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Theodora Goes Wild, The Awful Truth, Meet John Doe, The Little Foxes, The Jolson Story, and The Lady from Shanghai.
Goosson died of a stroke in Woodland Hills, California.
Il naît le mars 1893 à Grand Rapids dans le Michigan. En 1914 il obtient son diplôme de l'université de Syracuse de New York. Attaché à l'aménagement des usines automobiles de Détroit, dans le Michigan, durant la Première Guerre mondiale, il travaille également en tant qu'architecte indépendant. Il arrive à Hollywood en 1919, en entrant au service de Lewis J. Selznick. Blind Mouth (Edward Sloman, 1920) est le premier film où Gooson occupe le rôle de directeur artistique.
Avancée et premières réussites
Durant sa période muette, il travaille pour différents studios : Mary Pickford Company, Frank Lloyd Productions, Cecil B. DeMille Pictures Corporation.
Lors du passage au parlant, il entre à la Fox et signe les décors de quelques francs succès du studio avant d'entrer à la Columbia Pictures, qui l’emploiera jusqu'à la fin de sa carrière.
Nommé responsable de la direction artistique générale, Gooson supervise alors les films de Frank Capra et Frank Borzage. Le grand succès de New York-Miami (Frank Capra, 1934) marque un tournant pour la Columbia qui s'impose comme une major incontournable et pour Stephen Gooson qui assoit définitivement sa position auprès de Harry Cohn, directeur du studio.
Consécration
Il retrouve Frank Capra en 1937 (ils collaborent sur sept films) pour Les Horizons perdus. Film légendaire à plusieurs points de vue, ce film apporte à Gooson le seul Oscar de sa carrière (pour cinq nominations). Sa vision de la cité fabuleuse de Shangri-La a marqué toute une génération de spectateurs américains ; pour l’impressionnante scène de tempête de neige Gooson monopolisa un gigantesque hangar réfrigéré, dont les températures provoquèrent des défaillances techniques à répétition.
La décennie suivante est riche en grands succès. Entre 1946 et 1948, Gooson travailla sur trente films dont quelques films noirs.
Fin de carrière et mort
L'un de ses derniers films pour le cinéma fut Les Amours de Carmen (Charles Vidor, 1948), bluette en technicolor destiné au couple vedette de la Columbia Pictures, Glenn Ford et Rita Hayworth. Après une absence de quatre années due à des ennuis de santé, le nom de Stephen Goosson réapparaît une dernière fois au générique de quelques shows télés.
Travailleur acharné, il s'imposait des recherches approfondies pour chacun de ses projets. En cela, de l'esquisse à la construction des décors, le travail de Gooson est marqué par un sens aigu du détail.
Stephen Gooson est décédé le 25 mars 1973 à Woodland Hills, en Californie.
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Nationality USA
Birth 24 march 1889 at Grand Rapids (USA)
Death 25 march 1973 (at 84 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 24 march 1889 at Grand Rapids (USA)
Death 25 march 1973 (at 84 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Goosson was an architect in Detroit before starting his film career as art director for producer Lewis J. Selznick, and films for Fox Film Corporation such as New Movietone Follies of 1930. He eventually was hired by Columbia Pictures, where he served as supervising art director for 25 years.
Goosson won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for Lost Horizon. His designs for the film have been noted as excellent examples of the Streamline Moderne style that reached the height of its popularity that year. Additional credits include Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Theodora Goes Wild, The Awful Truth, Meet John Doe, The Little Foxes, The Jolson Story, and The Lady from Shanghai.
Goosson died of a stroke in Woodland Hills, California.
Biography
De Grand Rapids à HollywoodIl naît le mars 1893 à Grand Rapids dans le Michigan. En 1914 il obtient son diplôme de l'université de Syracuse de New York. Attaché à l'aménagement des usines automobiles de Détroit, dans le Michigan, durant la Première Guerre mondiale, il travaille également en tant qu'architecte indépendant. Il arrive à Hollywood en 1919, en entrant au service de Lewis J. Selznick. Blind Mouth (Edward Sloman, 1920) est le premier film où Gooson occupe le rôle de directeur artistique.
Avancée et premières réussites
Durant sa période muette, il travaille pour différents studios : Mary Pickford Company, Frank Lloyd Productions, Cecil B. DeMille Pictures Corporation.
Lors du passage au parlant, il entre à la Fox et signe les décors de quelques francs succès du studio avant d'entrer à la Columbia Pictures, qui l’emploiera jusqu'à la fin de sa carrière.
Nommé responsable de la direction artistique générale, Gooson supervise alors les films de Frank Capra et Frank Borzage. Le grand succès de New York-Miami (Frank Capra, 1934) marque un tournant pour la Columbia qui s'impose comme une major incontournable et pour Stephen Gooson qui assoit définitivement sa position auprès de Harry Cohn, directeur du studio.
Consécration
Il retrouve Frank Capra en 1937 (ils collaborent sur sept films) pour Les Horizons perdus. Film légendaire à plusieurs points de vue, ce film apporte à Gooson le seul Oscar de sa carrière (pour cinq nominations). Sa vision de la cité fabuleuse de Shangri-La a marqué toute une génération de spectateurs américains ; pour l’impressionnante scène de tempête de neige Gooson monopolisa un gigantesque hangar réfrigéré, dont les températures provoquèrent des défaillances techniques à répétition.
La décennie suivante est riche en grands succès. Entre 1946 et 1948, Gooson travailla sur trente films dont quelques films noirs.
Fin de carrière et mort
L'un de ses derniers films pour le cinéma fut Les Amours de Carmen (Charles Vidor, 1948), bluette en technicolor destiné au couple vedette de la Columbia Pictures, Glenn Ford et Rita Hayworth. Après une absence de quatre années due à des ennuis de santé, le nom de Stephen Goosson réapparaît une dernière fois au générique de quelques shows télés.
Travailleur acharné, il s'imposait des recherches approfondies pour chacun de ses projets. En cela, de l'esquisse à la construction des décors, le travail de Gooson est marqué par un sens aigu du détail.
Stephen Gooson est décédé le 25 mars 1973 à Woodland Hills, en Californie.
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The Loves of Carmen (1948)
, 1h39Directed by Charles Vidor, Earl Bellamy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Bullfighting films
Actors Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Victor Jory, Luther Adler, Margaret Wycherly, Ron Randell
Roles Art Direction
Rating61%
Following the plot of the classic opera, "Carmen," this story follows the wild gypsy's adventures as a siren and bandit. Carmen (Rita Hayworth) lures an innocent soldier (Glenn Ford) to his ruin, getting him expelled from the army. He then turns to banditry, killing Carmen's husband (Victor Jory) and others. The drama culminates in an ending with the innocent soldier repenting of his sins and dying.
The Mating of Millie (1948)
, 1h27Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about children
Actors Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Ron Randell, Willard Parker, Jimmy Hunt, Mabel Paige
Roles Art Direction
Rating70%
Millie McGonigle (Evelyn Keyes), is riding a bus to work when the frustrated driver, Doug Andrews (Glenn Ford), stops the vehicle and quits. As the assistant personnel director of a large department store, Millie is impressed by his independence and hands him her card.
The Return of October (1948)
, 1h38Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors Glenn Ford, Terry Moore, Albert Sharpe, James Gleason, May Whitty, Henry O'Neill
Roles Art Direction
Rating61%
Terry is a teenaged girl whose Uncle Willy, a horse trainer, dreams of winning the Derby. He bets everything on his horse Sunset, then collapses and dies after it loses.
The Sign of the Ram (1948)
, 1h24Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Susan Peters, Alexander Knox, Phyllis Thaxter, Peggy Ann Garner, Ron Randell, May Whitty
Roles Art Direction
Rating61%
The story tells of Leah St. Aubyn (Peters) an invalid wife and mother who uses dictatorial control over everyone she knows. Leah's family forgive her temperament due to her medical condition, yet she exploits that fact fully. Eventually her behavior leaves her alone and without friends. Yet, even in her dark moments she insists upon "controlling all." Finally, she engineers her own death.
The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
, 1h33Directed by S. Sylvan Simon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Actors Red Skelton, Janet Blair, Don McGuire, Hillary Brooke, Adele Jergens, Trudy Marshall
Roles Art Direction
Rating67%
Success doesn't exactly stare the unfortunate street cleaner Red Jones (Red Skelton) in the eye, and when he decides to propose to his sweetheart Ann Elliot (Janet Blair), who is a secretary at the Fuller Brush company, she demands that he makes something more of himself before she can accept the offer. She suggests he should follow the example of a salesman and friend of hers, Keenan Wallick (Don McGuire), who works at her company. Red gets a chance to prove himself worthy sooner than he had expected when he is fired from his job as a cleaner by his boss, Gordon Trist (Nicholas Joy), because he accidentally sets a trash can on fire in the line of duty, and smashes Trist's car window. Ann gets him a chance to show his skills as a door-to-door salesman for the Fuller Brush company, and he is teamed up with her friend Keenan. Both Ann and Red are unaware that Keenan himself had a romantic interest in Ann, and wants to get Red out of the way as soon as possible, so he can pursue Ann without competition. Keenan assigns Red a list of the hardest homes, and Red fails tremendously with his task of selling to an almost impossible potential customer. He has a comical run-in with a troublesome small boy, and a beautiful model at another home tries to seduce him. Seeing how unsuccessful Red's sales attempts are, Keenan comes up with the idea of a bet - the winner gets to pursue Ann without interference of the other man - which he suggests to Red. The bet is that Red won't be able to sell a single brush to the households on their run. Red takes the bet, and the next household on their run is the mansion of his old boss Gordon Trist. After Red tries to hide from Gordon and the groundskeeper, Gordon recognizes Red and sends him packing, but his wife comes after Red and buys ten brushes from him. Red returns to Anna and Keenan with high spirit, until he realizes he forgot to collect the payment money from Mrs Trist. When Red comes back to the Trist home, he overhears a conversation between his former boss, Keenan, Gregory Cruckston (Donald Curtis) and a few other persons, as they discuss their involvement in a racketeering operation. Red is caught eavesdropping and knocked unconscious after he is brought into the house. When he comes back to life, Gordon has been murdered in the dark, and everyone present in the house is arrested by police lieutenant Quint (Arthur Space), all suspected of murder. Red is released since there is no evidence pointing to him being the killer, and when he comes home he discovers Mrs Trist (Hillary Brooke) waiting for him with the money. Soon after, Anna arrives to his home, and shortly after that Freddie Trist (Ross Ford), Gordon's son, with two armed gangsters. The gangsters hold everyone hostage as they search in vain for the murder weapon that killed Gordon. Ann and Red concludes that the weapon must have been a Fuller brush, molded into a knife-looking object. Cruckston stops them from telling policeman Quint about the weapon, and it turns out Cruckston, who is Gordon's partner in crime, is the murderer. Ann and Red escape from him and his gangsters. Cruckston is arrested and Red is the hero of the day, winning Ann's heart in the process.
The Black Arrow (1948)
, 1h16Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Adventure, Historical
Actors Louis Hayward, George Macready, Janet Blair, Edgar Buchanan, Rhys Williams, Walter Kingsford
Roles Art Direction
Rating60%
A knight returns home after the War of the Roses and discovers his evil uncle has murdered his father.
I Love Trouble (1948)
, 1h33Directed by S. Sylvan Simon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Franchot Tone, Janet Blair, Janis Carter, Glenda Farrell, Adele Jergens, John Ireland
Roles Art Direction
Rating66%
A wealthy politician, Ralph Johnston, hires detective Stuart Bailey to investigate his missing wife's background. Bailey discovers that the wife had been a dancer under her maiden name of Jane Breeger and had left her Oregon home town with Buster Buffin, a nightclub entertainer, who says Jane changed her name to Janie Joy and enrolled at UCLA. Buffin is killed before Bailey can question him further.
The Man from Colorado (1948)
, 1h40Directed by Henry Levin, Arthur Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Glenn Ford, William Holden, Ellen Drew, Ray Collins, Edgar Buchanan, Jerome Courtland
Roles Art Direction
Rating66%
In Colorado near the end of the American Civil War, Union Colonel Owen Devereaux (Ford) orders his regiment to fire on a detachment of Confederate soldiers, even though he (and only he) has seen that they are signaling their surrender with a white flag. Afterward, his best friend and second-in-command, Captain Del Stewart (Holden), finds the flag and buries it as a surviving Confederate officer secretly looks on.
The Swordsman (1948)
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Genres Adventure
Actors Larry Parks, Ellen Drew, George Macready, Edgar Buchanan, Ray Collins, Holmes Herbert
Roles Art Direction
Rating59%
Les amours contrariées de deux personnages en Écosse au XVII siècle. Deux familles, les MacArden et les Glowan, se vouent une haine farouche. Mais Alexander MacArden et Barbara Glowan se découvrent des sentiments l'un pour l'autre.
The Swordsman (1948)
, 1h20Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Larry Parks, Edgar Buchanan, Ellen Drew, Marc Platt, Nedrick Young, Robert Shayne
Roles Art Direction
Rating59%
This script must be run from the command line
Dead Reckoning (1947)
, 1h40Directed by John Cromwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, Marvin Miller, William Prince, Wallace Ford
Roles Art Direction
Rating70%
Leaving a church, Father Logan, a well known ex-paratrooper padre, is approached by Captain "Rip" Murdock (Humphrey Bogart). Murdock needs to tell someone what has happened to him in the past few days in case his enemies get to him. A flashback follows.
It Had to Be You (1947)
, 1h38Directed by Don Hartman, Rudolph Maté
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Ginger Rogers, Cornel Wilde, Ron Randell, Spring Byington, Thurston Hall, Carol Nugent
Roles Art Direction
Rating63%
In this fantasy, screwball romantic comedy,Victoria Stafford (Ginger Rogers), is a wealthy girl who has been engaged three times, and has three times backed out at the altar.
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
, 1h27Directed by Orson Welles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane, Errol Flynn, Glenn Anders, Ted de Corsia
Roles Art Direction
Rating74%
Irish sailor Michael O'Hara (Orson Welles) meets the beautiful blonde Elsa (Rita Hayworth) as she rides a horse-drawn coach in Central Park. Three hooligans waylay the coach. Michael rescues Elsa and escorts her home. Michael reveals he is a seaman and learns Elsa and her husband, disabled criminal defense attorney Arthur Bannister (Everett Sloane), are newly arrived in New York City from Shanghai. They are on their way to San Francisco via the Panama Canal. Michael, attracted to Elsa despite misgivings, agrees to sign on as an able seaman aboard Bannister's yacht.
Down to Earth (1947)
, 1h41Directed by Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Musical films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Rita Hayworth, Roland Culver, Larry Parks, James Gleason, Marc Platt, Edward Everett Horton
Roles Art Direction
Rating60%
Hayworth stars as the Muse Terpsichore who is annoyed that popular Broadway producer Danny Miller (Parks) is putting on a play which portrays the Muses as man-crazy tarts fighting for the attention of a pair of Air Force pilots who crashed on Mount Parnassus (in mythology, the Muses lived on Mount Helicon). She asks permission from Mr. Jordan to go to Earth and fix the play. Jordan agrees and sends Messenger 7013 (Horton) to keep an eye on her.
Framed (1947)
, 1h22Directed by Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Barry Sullivan, Edgar Buchanan, Karen Morley, Art Smith
Roles Art Direction
Rating68%
Mike Lambert takes to driving a truck when he falls on hard times. When the brakes stop working while driving through a small town, he runs into the car of Jeff Cunningham and is arrested. A total stranger, barmaid Paula Craig (Janis Carter), pays his bail, and Mike is quickly drawn into a criminal plot devised by the seductive femme fatale.