Robert Emmet Smith (August 21, 1914 – August 2, 1988) was an American

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and

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. He was nominated for an

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in the category

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for the film '' King Rat''.

Early life and career

Robert Emmet Smith, also known as Bob Smith, was born to Edward Smith on August 21, 1914. Smith graduated from the University of Southern California School of Architecture and was a master mason. He established his career as a motion picture art director and production designer. His numerous credits include motion pictures such as

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, Hombre,

Lonely are the Brave ''Lonely Are the Brave'' is a 1962 American black and white Western film adaptation of the Edward Abbey novel ''The Brave Cowboy'' directed by David Miller from a screenplay by Dalton Trumbo and starring Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands and Walter ...

A Big Hand for the Little Lady ''A Big Hand for the Little Lady'' (released in the UK under the misleading title ''Big Deal at Dodge City'', as the film is set in Laredo, Texas) is a 1966 American Western film made by Eden Productions Inc. and released by Warner Bros. The f ...

Operation Petticoat ''Operation Petticoat'' is a 1959 American World War II submarine comedy film in Eastmancolor from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur, directed by Blake Edwards, that stars Cary Grant and Tony Curtis. The film tells in flashback ...

, and King Rat, which garnered him an Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction in 1966. Bob Smith died in

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on Aug. 2, 1988.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox ''The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox'' is a 1976 American Western romantic comedy film starring Goldie Hawn and George Segal, produced, directed and co-written by Melvin Frank. It is about an 1880s dance hall girl (Hawn) from San Francisco who st ...

'' (1976) * '' King Rat'' (1965) * ''

'' (1959) * ''

The Monolith Monsters ''The Monolith Monsters'' is a 1957 American black-and-white science fiction film from Universal-International, produced by Howard Christie, directed by John Sherwood, and starring Grant Williams and Lola Albright. The film is based on a story b ...

'' (1957) * ''Interlude'' (1957) * ''Slaughter on Tenth Avenue'' (1957) * ''

The Mole People ''The Mole People'' is a 1956 American science fiction adventure film distributed by Universal International, which was produced by William Alland, directed by Virgil W. Vogel, and stars John Agar, Hugh Beaumont, and Cynthia Patrick. The story ...

'' (1956) * '' Behind the High Wall'' (1956) * ''

The Creature Walks Among Us ''The Creature Walks Among Us'' is a 1956 American monster horror film and the third and final installment of the ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' series from Universal Pictures, following the previous year's ''Revenge of the Creature''. The f ...

'' (1956)

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* * American art directors People from California 1914 births 1988 deaths {{US-artdirector-stub