Hans Dreier

Hans Dreier
Born	August 21, 1885 Bremen, Germany
Died	October 24, 1966 (aged 81) Bernardsville, New Jersey
Occupation	Art director
Years active	1919-1951

Hans Dreier (August 21, 1885 – October 24, 1966) was a film art director.

Born in Bremen, Germany, Dreier began his career in German film in 1919 and by the end of the 1920s had relocated to Hollywood.

He made contributions to nearly 500 films during his lengthy career, including It's a Gift (1934) starring W.C. Fields.^[1] He was nominated for Academy Awards for his art direction, on 23 occasions.

He won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction (Color) for Frenchman's Creek (1944) and Samson and Delilah (1950). He also won the award for Art Direction (Black and White) for Sunset Boulevard (1950).

Selected filmography

• Figures of the Night (1920)
• The Great Unknown (1924)

See also

• Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame
• List of German-speaking Academy Award winners and nominees

References

1. Deschner, Donald (1966). The Films of W.C. Fields. New York: Cadillac Publishing by arrangement with The Citadel Press. p. 103. Introduction by Arthur Knight

External links

• Hans Dreier at the Internet Movie Database
• Examples of Dreier's work in the William Ezelle Jones collection, 1925-1935, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences