About Germán Gelpi
Lived 1909 – 1982 (aged 73). Germán Gelpi was an Argentine scenographer and art director.
Germán Gelpi (1909–1982) was an Argentine artist and art director designing sets for films and the theatre. Gelpi worked on more than eighty films in a career that began during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema.
Selected filmography Savage Pampas (1945) Where Words Fail (1946) From Man to Man (1949) The Earring (1951) To Live for a Moment (1951) Sucedió en Buenos Aires (1954)
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Who was Germán Gelpi?
Argentine artist and designer
When was Germán Gelpi born?
Germán Gelpi was born on 28 August 1909 in Buenos Aires.
When did Germán Gelpi die?
Germán Gelpi died on 25 November 1982 in Buenos Aires.
What was Germán Gelpi's occupation?
Germán Gelpi was a scenographer and art director.
What nationality was Germán Gelpi?
Germán Gelpi was Argentine.
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