Carl Francis Biddiscombe (June 22, 1924 – November 4, 2000)[2] was a Canadian-American set decorator. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction for the films Gaily, Gaily and Tora! Tora! Tora!.[3][4] Biddiscombe was buried in Pacific View Memorial Park, alongside his wife.[2]
Carl Biddiscombe | |
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Born | Carl Francis Biddiscombe June 22, 1924 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada[1] |
Died | November 4, 2000 | (aged 76)
Occupation | Set decorator |
Years active | 1959–1987 |
Spouse | Phylis Ruth Biddiscombe (m. 1964) |
Selected filmography
editBiddiscombe was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction:
- Gaily, Gaily (1969; co-nominated with Robert F. Boyle, George B. Chan and Edward G. Boyle)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970; co-nominated with Jack Martin Smith, Yoshirō Muraki, Richard Day, Taizô Kawashima, Walter M. Scott and Norman Rockett)
References
edit- ^ a b Chavkin, Dan; McGuire, Brian (August 3, 2021). Star Trek: Designing the Final Frontier: How Midcentury Modernism Shaped Our View of the Future. Simon and Schuster. p. 27. ISBN 9781681885629 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Phylis Biddiscombe Obituary - Corona Del Mar, CA". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
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