About Edward Carrere
Lived 1906 – 1984 (aged 78). Edward Carrere was an American art director and production designer.
Edward Carrere (13 October 1906 – 19 December 1984) born in Mexico, first hit Hollywood in 1947, making his debut as an art director on My Wild Irish Rose. He garnered his first Academy Award nomination two years later for the Errol Flynn epic Adventures of Don Juan.
Throughout the late 1940s and the 1950s he worked on such films as White Heat (1949), The Fountainhead (1949), The Flame and the Arrow (1950), Dial M for Murder (1954), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Separate Tables (1958) and Elmer Gantry (1960).
His second Oscar nomination was in 1960 was for the Roosevelt biopic Sunrise at Campobello. He won the Academy Award seven years later for his work on Camelot.
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Who was Edward Carrere?
art director (1906-1984)
When was Edward Carrere born?
Edward Carrere was born on 13 October 1906 in Mexico City.
When did Edward Carrere die?
Edward Carrere died on 19 December 1984 in Mission Viejo.
What was Edward Carrere's occupation?
Edward Carrere was an art director and production designer.
What nationality was Edward Carrere?
Edward Carrere was American.
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