Edward S. Haworth (September 26, 1917 – February 18, 1993) was an American
production designer
In film and television, the production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Wo ...
and
art director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games.
It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
. Active from 1950 to 1992, he was the production designer or art director on more than 50 feature films. He won an
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
for
Best Art Direction
The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in film. The category's original name was Best Art Direction, but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards. This change resulted fro ...
for ''
Sayonara
''Sayonara'' is a 1957 American Technicolor drama film starring Marlon Brando in Technirama. It tells the story of an American Air Force fighter pilot during the Korean War who falls in love with a famous Japanese dancer. The picture won four Ac ...
'' (1957) and was nominated for the same award for five other films: ''
Marty'' (1955), ''
Some Like It Hot
''Some Like It Hot'' is a 1959 American crime comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, Grace Lee Whitney and N ...
'' (1959), ''
Pepe
Pepe is a pet form of the Spanish name José (Josep). It is also a surname.
*
People
Mononyms
* Pepe (footballer, born 1935), real name José Macia, Brazilian footballer
*Pepe (footballer, born 1983), real name Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira ...
'' (1960), ''
The Longest Day'' (1962), and '
What a Way to Go!
''What a Way to Go!'' is a 1964 American black comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin, Gene Kelly, Bob Cummings and Dick Van Dyke.
Plot
In a dream-like pre-credit sequ ...
'' (1964).
Early years
Haworth was born in
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
in 1917 and grew up in the suburb of
Willoughby, Ohio
Willoughby is a city in Lake County, Ohio and is a suburb of Cleveland. The population was 22,268 at the time of the 2010 census.
History
Willoughby's first permanent settler was David Abbott in 1798, who operated a gristmill. Abbott and his ...
.
[ His father, William, was a playwright and theatrical producer.] He attended the University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...
.
Art direction
Haworth began working in the motion picture business as an illustrator, set designer, and assistant art director at Warner Brothers.[ His first screen credit as art director was in 1951 on ]Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...
's '' Strangers on a Train''.[
He earned his first Academy Award nomination for art direction on '' Marty'' (1955). His work on ''Marty'' has been described as "an extraordinary example of the monochrome world".][ He won the Oscar for art direction two year later for his work on '']Sayonara
''Sayonara'' is a 1957 American Technicolor drama film starring Marlon Brando in Technirama. It tells the story of an American Air Force fighter pilot during the Korean War who falls in love with a famous Japanese dancer. The picture won four Ac ...
'' (1957). Writing in ''The New York Times'', Bosley Crowther
Francis Bosley Crowther Jr. (July 13, 1905 – March 7, 1981) was an American journalist, writer, and film critic for ''The New York Times'' for 27 years. His work helped shape the careers of many actors, directors and screenwriters, though his ...
touted Haworth's work on ''Sayonara'' as "handsome Japanese surroundings—outdoor gardens, graceful, sliding-paneled homes and delicate teahouses, shown in colors of exceptional taste and blend."[
He was also nominated for the same award for his work on '']Some Like It Hot
''Some Like It Hot'' is a 1959 American crime comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, Grace Lee Whitney and N ...
'' (1959), ''Pepe
Pepe is a pet form of the Spanish name José (Josep). It is also a surname.
*
People
Mononyms
* Pepe (footballer, born 1935), real name José Macia, Brazilian footballer
*Pepe (footballer, born 1983), real name Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira ...
'' (1960), '' The Longest Day'' (1962), and ''What a Way to Go!
''What a Way to Go!'' is a 1964 American black comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin, Gene Kelly, Bob Cummings and Dick Van Dyke.
Plot
In a dream-like pre-credit sequ ...
'' (1964). His other notable works include '' Friendly Persuasion'' (1956), ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers
''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' is a 1956 American science fiction horror film produced by Walter Wanger, directed by Don Siegel, and starring Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter. The black-and-white film was shot in Superscope and in the film ...
'' (1956), ''Ride the Wild Surf
''Ride the Wild Surf'' is a 1964 American romantic drama film. It was filmed in 1963 and distributed in 1964. Unlike the beach party movies of the era, this was a departure from the typical Hollywood approach to surfing as it was a drama, not a ...
'' (1964), '' The Beguiled'' (1971), '' Jeremiah Johnson'' (1972), and '' The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea'' (1976).[
]
Personal life and later years
Haworth had three marriages, to Miriam Severy, Hallie Stagner, and Anna Wackevitch. All three marriages ended in divorce.[ He had four children: production designer Sean Haworth, pop artist ]Jann Haworth
Jann Haworth (born 1942) is a British-American pop artist. A pioneer of soft sculpture, she is best known as the co-creator of The Beatles' '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' album cover. Haworth is also an advocate for feminist rights ...
, and daughters Maria and Holly.[
From 1973 until his death in 1993, Haworth lived in ]Sundance, Utah
Sundance Resort, also known as Sundance Mountain Resort, is a ski resort located northeast of Provo, Utah. It includes more than on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch Range. Alpine skiing began on the site in 1944. Actor Robert Re ...
.[ He was in an automobile accident in December 1992 and developed a blood clot in his brain. He died three months later in February 1993, at age 75.]
He was posthumously inducted into the Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame
The Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame was established by the Art Directors Guild in 2005 to recognize and honor the accomplishments and contributions of significant art directors and production designers in the film industry.
2005 inductees
* Wil ...
in 2009.
Filmography
* ''Southside 1-1000
''Southside 1-1000'' is a 1950 semidocumentary-style film noir directed by Boris Ingster featuring Don DeFore, Andrea King, George Tobias and Gerald Mohr as the off-screen narrator. It is about a Secret Service agent (Don DeFore) who goes underco ...
'' (1950, production designer)
* '' Strangers on a Train'' (1951, art director)[
* '' Flight to Mars'' (1951, production design)][
* '']Aladdin and His Lamp
''Aladdin and His Lamp'' is a 1952 film directed by Lew Landers and starring Johnny Sands and Patricia Medina.
Plot
A poor young man finds a lamp with a genie trapped inside. The genie promises to grant the man three wishes if he frees him fro ...
'' (1952, production designer)[
* '']Mutiny
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'' (1952, art director)[
* '']Without Warning!
''Without Warning!'' is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by Arnold Laven and starring Adam Williams (actor), Adam Williams, Meg Randall, and Ed Binns. The film is shot in a semidocumentary-style with police procedural voice-over na ...
'' (1952, production designer)[
* '' I Confess'' (1953, art director)][
* '']Carnival Story
''Carnival Story'' is a 1954 drama film directed by Kurt Neumann, produced by Frank King and Maurice King, starring Anne Baxter and Steve Cochran, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It was made as a co-production between West Germany and the ...
'' (1954, production designer)[
* '']Down Three Dark Streets
''Down Three Dark Streets'' is a 1954 American film noir crime film directed by Arnold Laven and starring Broderick Crawford and Ruth Roman. The screenplay was written by Gordon Gordon and Mildred Gordon, based on their novel ''Case File FBI'' ...
'' (1954, production designer)[
* '']His Majesty O'Keefe
''His Majesty O'Keefe'' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Byron Haskin and starring Burt Lancaster. The cast also included Joan Rice, André Morell, Abraham Sofaer, Archie Savage, and Benson Fong. The screenplay by Borden Chase and ...
'' (1954, art director)[
* '' The Kentuckian'' (1955, production designer)][
* '' Marty'' (1955, art director)][
* '']The Naked Street
''The Naked Street'' is a 1955 American crime film noir directed by Maxwell Shane. The drama features Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn and Anne Bancroft.
Plot
Phil Regal (Anthony Quinn), a tough racketeer, pulls strings to get his pregnant unmarri ...
'' (1955, production designer)[
* '' Friendly Persuasion'' (1956, art director)][
* '']Invasion of the Body Snatchers
''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' is a 1956 American science fiction horror film produced by Walter Wanger, directed by Don Siegel, and starring Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter. The black-and-white film was shot in Superscope and in the film ...
'' (1956, production designer)[
* '']The Bachelor Party
"The Bachelor Party" is a 1953 television play by Paddy Chayefsky which was adapted by Chayefsky for a 1957 film. The play premiered to critical acclaim.
Plot
Charlie Samson is a hard-working married bookkeeper in Manhattan, struggling to advanc ...
'' (1957, art director)[
* '']Four Girls in Town
''Four Girls in Town'' is a 1957 American CinemaScope Technicolor drama film, directed by Jack Sher, about four girls trying to be movie stars.
Plot
When the leading lady drops out of a new film to be shot in New Orleans, studio head James Mannin ...
'' (1957, art director)[
* '']Sayonara
''Sayonara'' is a 1957 American Technicolor drama film starring Marlon Brando in Technirama. It tells the story of an American Air Force fighter pilot during the Korean War who falls in love with a famous Japanese dancer. The picture won four Ac ...
'' (1957, art director)[
* '']I Want To Live!
''I Want to Live!'' is a 1958 American biographical film noir directed by Robert Wise and starring Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent and Theodore Bikel. It follows the life of Barbara Graham, a prostitute and habitual criminal who is ...
" (1958, set decorator)[
* '' The Goddess'' (1958, art director)][
* '']The Naked and the Dead
''The Naked and the Dead'' is a novel written by Norman Mailer. Published by Rinehart & Company in 1948, when he was 25, it was his debut novel. It depicts the experiences of a platoon during World War II, based partially on Mailer's experiences ...
'' (1958, art director)[
* '']Some Like It Hot
''Some Like It Hot'' is a 1959 American crime comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, Grace Lee Whitney and N ...
'' (1959, art director)[
* '']Middle of the Night
''Middle of the Night'' is a 1959 American drama film directed by Delbert Mann, and released by Columbia Pictures.''Variety Film Reviews, Variety'' film review; May 20, 1959, page 6.''Harrison's Reports and Film Reviews, Harrison's Reports'' f ...
'' (1959, production designer)[
* '']Pepe
Pepe is a pet form of the Spanish name José (Josep). It is also a surname.
*
People
Mononyms
* Pepe (footballer, born 1935), real name José Macia, Brazilian footballer
*Pepe (footballer, born 1983), real name Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira ...
'' (1960)[
* '']Who Was That Lady?
''Who Was That Lady?'' is a 1960 black and white American comedy film directed by George Sidney and starring Tony Curtis, Dean Martin, and Janet Leigh.
The movie was made by Ansark-Sidney, distributed by Columbia Pictures and produced by Norman ...
'' (1960)[
* '' The Outsider'' (1961, art director)]
* ''Escape from East Berlin
''Escape from East Berlin'' is a 1962 American-West German thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann and Werner Klemperer.
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed ...
'' (1962, production designer)[
* '' The Longest Day'' (1962, art director for the American sequence)][
* '']Ride the Wild Surf
''Ride the Wild Surf'' is a 1964 American romantic drama film. It was filmed in 1963 and distributed in 1964. Unlike the beach party movies of the era, this was a departure from the typical Hollywood approach to surfing as it was a drama, not a ...
'' (1964, production designer)[
* '']What a Way to Go!
''What a Way to Go!'' is a 1964 American black comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin, Gene Kelly, Bob Cummings and Dick Van Dyke.
Plot
In a dream-like pre-credit sequ ...
'' (1964, art director)[
* '']Wild and Wonderful
''Wild and Wonderful'' is a 1964 comedy film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Tony Curtis and Christine Kaufmann. The screenplay concerns a clever French poodle named Monsieur Cognac, and the dog's effect on the newly married couple po ...
'' (1964, art director)[
* '']The Glory Guys
''The Glory Guys'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Arnold Laven and written by Sam Peckinpah, based on the 1956 novel ''The Dice of God'' by Hoffman Birney. Filmed by Levy-Gardner-Laven and released by United Artists, it stars Tom T ...
'' (1965, production designer)[
* '']Maya
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Civilizations
* Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America
** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples
** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples
* Maya (Ethiopia), a populat ...
'' (1966, art director)[
* '']The Professionals
A professional is someone who is skilled in a profession.
Professional or professionals may also refer to:
* Professional sports
Music
*The Professionals (band), a British punk rock band formed in 1979
* ''The Professionals'' (The Professionals ...
'' (1966, art director)[
* '']Seconds
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'' (1966, art director)[
* '']The Way West
''The Way West'' is a 1949 western novel by A. B. Guthrie, Jr. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1950 and became the basis for a film starring Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, and Richard Widmark.
The novel is one in the sequence o ...
'' (1967, art director)[
* '']Half a Sixpence
''Half a Sixpence'' is a 1963 musical comedy based on the 1905 novel ''Kipps'' by H. G. Wells, with music and lyrics by David Heneker and a book by Beverley Cross. It was written as a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele.
Background
The ...
'' (1968, production designer)[
* '']Villa Rides
''Villa Rides'' is a 1968 American Technicolor Western war film in Panavision directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Yul Brynner as Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa and Robert Mitchum as an American adventurer and pilot of fortune. The supporting ...
'' (1968, production designer)[
* '']The Kremlin Letter
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'' (1970, production designer)[
* '' The Beguiled'' (1971, production designer)][
* '' The Getaway'' (1972, art director)][
* '' Jeremiah Johnson'' (1972, art director)][
* '']Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
''Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'' is a 1973 American Revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, written by Rudy Wurlitzer, and starring James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills, Barry Sullivan, Jaso ...
'' (1973, art director)[
* '']Claudine Claudine may refer to: Name
* Claudine (given name), a feminine given name of French origin
Culture
* ''Claudine'' (film), a 1974 American film by John Berry
** ''Claudine'' (soundtrack), its soundtrack album. Music by Curtis Mayfield and Gladis ...
'' (1974, production designer)[
* '']Harry and Tonto
''Harry and Tonto'' is a 1974 road movie written by Paul Mazursky and Josh Greenfeld and directed by Mazursky. It features Art Carney as Harry in an Oscar-winning performance. Tonto is his pet cat.
Plot
Harry Coombes (Art Carney) is an elderly wi ...
'' (1974, art director)[
* '']The Killer Elite
''The Killer Elite'' is a 1975 American action thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah and written by Marc Norman and Stirling Silliphant, adapted from the Robert Syd Hopkins novel ''Monkey in the Middle.'' It stars James Caan and Robert Duvall a ...
'' (1975, production designer)[
* '' The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea'' (1976, production designer)][
* '' Telefon'' (1977, production designer)][
* '']Somebody Killed Her Husband
''Somebody Killed Her Husband'' is a 1978 American comedy–mystery film directed by Lamont Johnson and written by Reginald Rose. It starred Farrah Fawcett and Jeff Bridges. Also in the cast were John Wood, Tammy Grimes and John Glover.
Plot
T ...
'' (1978, production designer)[
* '']Bloodline
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'' (1979, production designer)[
* '']When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
''When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?'' is a play by Mark Medoff.
The setting is Foster's Diner, a New Mexico rest stop that lost most of its clientele when a new highway bypass opened. Employees include restless cook Stephen (nicknamed "Red Ryder ...
'' (1979, production designer)[
* '']Rough Cut
In filmmaking, the rough cut is the second of three stages of offline editing. The term originates from the early days of filmmaking when film stock was physically cut and reassembled, but is still used to describe projects that are recorded and e ...
'' (1980, production designer)[
* '']Carbon Copy
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'' (1981, production designer)[
* '']Death Hunt
''Death Hunt'' is a 1981 Western action film directed by Peter Hunt. The film stars Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Carl Weathers, Maury Chaykin, Ed Lauter and Andrew Stevens. ''Death Hunt'' was a fictionalized account of the Royal ...
'' (1981, production designer)[
* '']Jinxed!
''Jinxed!'' (also branded as ''Jinxed'' on promotional media) is a 1982 American comedy film starring Bette Midler, Rip Torn and Ken Wahl. The film was the last to be directed by Don Siegel, who suffered a heart attack during production. Sam Peck ...
'' (1982, production designer)[
* '' Blame It on the Night'' (1984, production designer)][
* '']The Legend of Billie Jean
''The Legend of Billie Jean'' is a 1985 American drama film, directed by Matthew Robbins. It stars Helen Slater, Keith Gordon, Christian Slater, Dean Stockwell, Richard Bradford and Peter Coyote.
Plot
Billie Jean Davy, a teenager from Corpus ...
'' (1985, production designer)[
* '' Poltergeist II: The Other Side'' (1986, production designer)][
* '' *batteries not included'' (1987, production designer)][
* '']Mr. Baseball
''Mr. Baseball'' is a 1992 American and British sports comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi, starring Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Dennis Haysbert, and Aya Takanashi. It depicts a tumultuous season in the career of veteran New York Yankees first ...
'' (1992, production designer)[
]
See also
* Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame
The Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame was established by the Art Directors Guild in 2005 to recognize and honor the accomplishments and contributions of significant art directors and production designers in the film industry.
2005 inductees
* Wil ...
References
External links
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1917 births
1993 deaths
American production designers
American art directors
Best Art Direction Academy Award winners
Artists from Cleveland
Road incident deaths in Utah