John B. Mansbridge
Mansbridge (March 20, 1917 – January 11, 2016) was an American art director. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. He won the lifetime achievement award at the Art Directors Guild in 2006.
John B. Mansbridge
- Name
- John B.
- Born
- 20 March 1917
- Birthplace
- Jackson County, South Dakota, US
- Died
- 11 January 2016
- Place of death
- La Quinta, California, US
- Occupation
- Art director
- Nationality
- United States
- Honours
- Primetime Emmy Award · Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
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Mansbridge (March 20, 1917 – January 11, 2016) was an American art director. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. He won the lifetime achievement award at the Art Directors Guild in 2006.
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John B. Mansbridge (1917–2016) was an architect, art director and production designer, of American nationality. The architect was born in Jackson County and died in La Quinta. Honours include Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award and Primetime Emmy Award.
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He also won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1988 for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series, for the television series Beauty and the Beast.
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• Name — John B. Mansbridge • Born — 20 March 1917 • Birthplace — Jackson County, South Dakota, US • Died — 11 January 2016 • Place of death — La Quinta, California, US • Occupation — Art director • Years Active — 1941–1991
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Mansbridge was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction: • Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) • The Island at the Top of the World (1974) He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction in a Series: • Beauty and the Beast (1988)
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1917
John B. Mansbridge was born in 1917 at Jackson County.
2016
John B. Mansbridge died in 2016 at La Quinta.
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Mansbridge, John, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
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- 1.Forest Lawn Tributes. John B. Mansbridge.
- 2.incEngine. 2005 - Art Directors Guild: Art Director, Graphic Artist, Illustrator, Matte Artist, Model Maker, Digital Artist, Scenic Artist, Set Designer, Title Artist.
- 3.1988 Emmy Nominees/Winners.
- 4.The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners. oscars.org.
- 5.The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners. oscars.org.
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