Ray Moyer

American set decorator

Ray Moyer
Born(1898-02-21)February 21, 1898
Santa Barbara, California
DiedFebruary 6, 1986(1986-02-06) (aged 87)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationSet decorator
Years active1927–1973

Ray Moyer (February 21, 1898 – February 6, 1986) was an American set decorator. He won three Academy Awards and was nominated for nine more in the category Best Art Direction.[1] He was born in Santa Barbara, California and died in Los Angeles, California.

Selected filmography

A set constructed to represent the temple of Dagon for the film Samson and Delilah (1949).

Moyer won three Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and was nominated for nine more:

Won
  • Samson and Delilah (1949)
  • Sunset Boulevard (1950)
  • Cleopatra (1963)
Nominated
  • Lady in the Dark (1944)
  • Love Letters (1945)
  • Kitty (1945)
  • Red Garters (1954)
  • Sabrina (1954)
  • The Ten Commandments (1956)
  • Funny Face (1957)
  • Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
  • The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

References

  1. ^ "IMDb.com: Ray Moyer - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved December 19, 2008.

External links

  • Ray Moyer at IMDb
  • Ray Moyer at AllMovie
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1927–1939
Interior Decoration
  • 1927/1928: William Cameron Menzies
  • 1929/1929: Cedric Gibbons
  • 1929/1930: Herman Rosse
  • 1930/1931: Max Rée
  • 1931/1932: Gordon Wiles
  • 1932/1933: William S. Darling
  • 1934: Cedric Gibbons, Fredric Hope
  • 1935: Richard Day
  • 1936: Richard Day
  • 1937: Stephen Goosson
  • 1938: Carl Jules Weyl
  • 1939: Lyle R. Wheeler
1940–1946
Black & White
/ Color separate1947–1956 renamed
Art Direction
- Set Decoration
Black & White
/ Color separate
1957–19581959–1966
Black & White
/ Color separate
1967–1980
1981–2000
2001–present


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