About William Kellner
Lived 1900 – 1996 (aged 95). William Kellner was an Austrian production designer.
William Kellner (30 July 1900 – May, 1996) was an Austrian-born art director who worked primarily on British films in the 1940s and 1950s. He began his career as a draughtsman working for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger on their films A Canterbury Tale and I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) and on David Lean's Brief Encounter in 1946. He was also art director on two Ealing Comedies, Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) and the Lavender Hill Mob (1951). Kellner was nominated for two Oscars, in 1949 for Basil Dearden's Saraband for Dead Lovers and in 1959 for Joseph L. Mankiewicz's adaptation of Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer. He worked on two Anthony Asquith all-star productions, The V.I.P.s and The Yellow Rolls-Royce, both in 1964, before retiring in 1965.
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Who was William Kellner?
Austrian art director (1900-1996)
When was William Kellner born?
William Kellner was born on 30 July 1900 in Austria.
When did William Kellner die?
William Kellner died on 1 May 1996 in Brighton.
What was William Kellner's occupation?
William Kellner was a production designer.
What nationality was William Kellner?
William Kellner was Austrian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). William Kellner. https://biography.guide/william-kellner/
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