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Stephen B. Grimes

Art Director / Production Designer | * 04/18/1927 († 61, 09/12/1988) | Weybridge, Surrey, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Stephen B. Grimes (18 April 1927 – 12 September 1988) was an English production designer and art director. He won an Oscar and was nominated for two more in the category Best Art Direction. Starting work in the British film industry after the Second World War as a sketch-artist, from the mid-1950s to the late 1960s Grimes worked almost exclusively with John Huston, a collaboration that resulted in 14 films in over 30 years. Grimes also had a fruitful long-term working relationship with Sydney Pollack, making seven films with him, and he was also employed by directors such as David Lean, Peter Yates, Mark Rydell and Ulu Grosbard. One of his great strengths as a production designer was his skill as an artist: in researching and preparing a film he would produce many beautiful, dramatic and atmospheric sketches. These would help the director, director of photography and other key personnel to create the visual style and look of a film. Grimes understood the importance of light, space and texture – he put more into his sketches than most art directors – and tended to make sketches as much as or more than take photographs. He was not lavish; he liked the challenge of getting a good visual look with essentials, combining observation and imagination. Grimes was conscientious wi... ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Stephen B. Grimes

Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White 2x Academy Award for Best Production Design
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Movies with Stephen B. Grimes as Actor(1)

as Second Commissioner1985 Out of Africa

Movies with Stephen B. Grimes as Crew(30)

Art/Production Design1987 The Dead
Art/Production Design1985 Out of Africa
Art/Production Design1983 Never Say Never Again
Art/Production Design1983 Krull
Art/Production Design1983 The Dresser
Art/Production Design1981 On Golden Pond
Directing/Second Unit Director1981 On Golden Pond
Art/Production Design1981 True Confessions
Art/Production Design1980 Urban Cowboy
Art/Production Design1978 Straight Time
Art/Production Design1977 Bobby Deerfield
Art/Production Design1976 Murder by Death
Art/Production Design1974 The Yakuza
Directing/Second Unit Director1974 The Yakuza
Art/Production Design1973 The Way We Were
Production/Production Designer1970 Ryan's Daughter
Art/Production Design1969 A Walk with Love and Death
Art/Production Design1969 Sinful Davey
Art/Set Designer1967 Reflections in a Golden Eye
Art/Production Design1967 Reflections in a Golden Eye
Art/Production Design1966 This Property Is Condemned
Art/Art Direction1964 The Night of the Iguana
Art/Art Direction1963 The List of Adrian Messenger
Art/Art Direction1962 Freud: The Secret Passion
Art/Art Direction1961 The Misfits
Art/Art Direction1960 The Unforgiven
Art/Art Direction1958 The Roots of Heaven
Art/Art Direction1957 Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
Art/Assistant Art Director1956 Moby Dick
Crew/Special Effects1954 Attila

Full Name: Stephen Grimes
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Monday, 04/18 1927 (April) in Weybridge, Surrey, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Monday, 09/12 1988 (September) in Positano (aged: 61)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for Stephen B. Grimes (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Stephen Grimes"
Stephen B. Grimes frequently works together with these people:
John Huston (24x, Actor)
Sydney Pollack (8x, Crew)
Dorothy Jeakins (7x, Crew)
Russell Lloyd (7x, Crew)
Josie MacAvin (5x, Crew)
Tom Shaw (5x, Crew)
Ray Stark (5x, Crew)
Angela Allen (5x, Crew)
C.O. Erickson (5x, Crew)
Oswald Morris (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:123765, Added: 06/28/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024