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Stephen Goosson was Columbia Pictures' supervising art director for 25 years. A gifted artist, he is responsible for some of the most memorable sets in Hollywood history; from the oversized mansion towering over Mary Pickford in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921) to the fun house with its hall of mirrors in The Lady from Shanghai (1947). Goosson was an architect in Detroit before starting in pictures as art director for pioneer film producer Lewis J. Selznick (father of David O. Selznick) in 1919. he went on to work for Mary Pickford Productions, Frank Lloyd, DeMille Pictures as well as Fox before being hired by Columbia, where he remained for the rest of his career. From pencil drawings to final full-scale sets and regardless of budget, his work was always extremely rich in details, and always thoroughly researched and authentically built. Nominated for five Academy Awards, Goosson won for his magnificent sets of Shangri-La for Frank Capra's Lost Horizon (1937). They collaborated on seven other pictures from Platinum Blonde (1931) to Meet John Doe (1941). Always a visionary, he was just as comfortable with simple authenticity (like the cabin in It Happened One Night (1934) where "the wall of Jericho" is erected) than with grandiose concepts (such as his - and co-art director Ralph Hammeras - futuristic New York City of 1980 in Just Imagine (1930)). It is next to impossible to imagine any of these movies without Stephen Goosson's exquisite contributions.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1889-03-24
- event Death Date 1973-03-25
- school Known for: Art
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- info Birth Place Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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Penitentiary
1938-02-05
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American Madness
1932-08-15
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It Happened One Night
1934-02-22
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Lost Horizon
1937-03-03
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The Lady from Shanghai
1947-12-24
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Gilda
1946-04-25
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Beyond Tomorrow
1940-05-10
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936-04-09
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Platinum Blonde
1931-10-31
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The Man from Colorado
1948-08-07
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Over 21
1945-08-08
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There's Always a Woman
1938-04-20
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She Married an Artist
1937-11-27
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The Wreck of the Hesperus
1927-10-31
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Let 'Er Go Gallegher
1928-01-14
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Midnight Madness
1928-03-25
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Skyscraper
1928-04-08
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A Blonde for a Night
1928-02-25
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Tenth Avenue
1928-08-06
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The Mating of Millie
1948-03-08
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The Little Foxes
1941-08-29
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The Black Room
1935-07-15
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See Here, Private Hargrove
1944-03-18
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Lady for a Day
1933-09-13
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The Return of October
1948-10-26
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Bathing Beauty
1944-06-27
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The Loves of Carmen
1948-08-23
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Renegades
1946-06-13
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The Patent Leather Kid
1927-09-01
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You Can't Take It with You
1938-09-01
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The Sea Hawk
1924-06-14
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She Married Her Boss
1935-09-19
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Meet Me on Broadway
1946-01-26
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Brief Moment
1933-09-29
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Theodora Goes Wild
1936-11-12
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Down to Earth
1947-08-21
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Within the Law
1923-04-28
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Just Imagine
1930-11-23
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The Awful Truth
1937-10-21
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Adventure in Manhattan
1936-10-08
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More Than a Secretary
1936-12-10
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One Night of Love
1934-07-16
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The Swordsman
1948-01-02
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The Black Arrow
1948-03-18
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Oliver Twist
1922-10-30
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Meet John Doe
1941-03-14
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She Couldn't Take It
1935-10-08
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Tonight and Every Night
1945-01-09
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She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945-11-29
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Kiss and Tell
1945-10-04
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The Thrill of Brazil
1946-09-06
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Together Again
1944-12-23
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You May Be Next!
1936-02-05
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Love Me Forever
1935-06-28
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The Eternal Flame
1922-09-17
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The Love Light
1921-01-08
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Through The Back Door
1921-05-05
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
1921-09-15
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Holiday
1938-05-26
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Gallant Journey
1946-09-24
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Her Husband's Affairs
1947-11-12
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The Trespasser
1929-11-11
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The King Steps Out
1936-05-27
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The Return of Monte Cristo
1946-12-19
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Framed
1947-05-25
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The Fuller Brush Man
1948-06-01
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Man's Castle
1933-11-20
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1923-09-06
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The Jolson Story
1946-10-10
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Oh, for a Man!
1930-11-28
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Pennies from Heaven
1936-11-25
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Crime and Punishment
1935-11-22
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Mr. District Attorney
1947-02-20
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The Man from Down Under
1943-08-04
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Swing Fever
1943-11-01
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It Had to Be You
1947-12-07
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Counter-Attack
1945-04-26
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Craig's Wife
1936-09-25
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Johnny O'Clock
1947-01-07
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A Feather in Her Hat
1935-10-25
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Keep Your Powder Dry
1945-04-01
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Murder in Greenwich Village
1937-11-03
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If You Could Only Cook
1935-12-30
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Such Men Are Dangerous
1930-03-09
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Party Wire
1935-04-27
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The Sign of the Ram
1948-03-03
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Dead Reckoning
1946-12-31
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It Happened in Hollywood
1937-09-07
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Man-Made Women
1928-09-09
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I Love Trouble
1948-01-15