Martin Obzina

Martin Obzina

Known for: Art
Biography: 1905-08-17
Deathday: 1979-01-08 (73 years old)

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Biography

Martin Felix Obzina (August 17, 1905 – January 8, 1979) was an Austrian-born American art director active in film from 1939 to 1953. Born in Vienna, he came to the United States in 1913 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1923. He worked as a stage designer and scenic artist during the 1920s and 1930s before embarking on a career in art direction. His output included more than 50 feature films, for Universal, Monogram, and other studios, and television work during the 1950s and early 1960s. Obzina received two Academy Award nominations in the art direction category. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction.

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Filmography

all 54

Movies 51

Director 5

TV Shows 3

Production Design
Flashing Spikes

Flashing Spikes (1962)

Movie
Art Direction
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1962)

Movie
Art Direction
"General Electric Theater" High Green Wall

"General Electric Theater" High Green Wall (1959)

Movie
Art Direction
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Art Direction
The Lady Wants Mink

The Lady Wants Mink (1953)

Movie
Art Direction
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Art Direction / Art Department Manager
Biff Baker U.S.A.

Biff Baker U.S.A. (1952)

TV
Art Direction
Here Come the Marines

Here Come the Marines (1952)

Movie
Art Direction
Wild Stallion

Wild Stallion (1952)

Movie
Art Direction
Hold That Line

Hold That Line (1952)

Movie
Art Direction
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951)

Movie
Art Direction
M

M (1951)

Movie
Set Designer
One Too Many

One Too Many (1950)

Movie
Art Direction
The Second Face

The Second Face (1950)

Movie
Art Direction
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)

Movie
Art Direction
Sky Liner

Sky Liner (1949)

Movie
Art Direction
Arson, Inc.

Arson, Inc. (1949)

Movie
Art Direction
The Green Promise

The Green Promise (1949)

Movie
Art Direction
Highway 13

Highway 13 (1948)

Movie
Art Direction
Jungle Goddess

Jungle Goddess (1948)

Movie
2.67
Art Direction
The Killers

The Killers (1946)

Movie
4
Art Direction
Black Angel

Black Angel (1946)

Movie
Art Direction
Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill (1946)

Movie
4.33
Art Direction
Strange Conquest

Strange Conquest (1946)

Movie
Art Direction
Little Giant

Little Giant (1946)

Movie
Art Direction
House of Dracula

House of Dracula (1945)

Movie
5.64
Art Direction
Pursuit to Algiers

Pursuit to Algiers (1945)

Movie
4
Art Direction
That Night with You

That Night with You (1945)

Movie
Art Direction
On Stage Everybody

On Stage Everybody (1945)

Movie
Art Direction
The Woman in Green

The Woman in Green (1945)

Movie
4.33
Art Direction
The Suspect

The Suspect (1945)

Movie
Art Direction
The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse (1944)

Movie
5.36
Art Direction
House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein (1944)

Movie
5.35
Art Direction
Dead Man's Eyes

Dead Man's Eyes (1944)

Movie
4
Art Direction
Gypsy Wildcat

Gypsy Wildcat (1944)

Movie
Art Direction
The Pearl of Death

The Pearl of Death (1944)

Movie
4.33
Art Direction
The Spider Woman

The Spider Woman (1943)

Movie
4.5
Art Direction
His Butler's Sister

His Butler's Sister (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
The Mad Ghoul

The Mad Ghoul (1943)

Movie
6
Art Direction
Son of Dracula

Son of Dracula (1943)

Movie
5.63
Art Direction
Fired Wife

Fired Wife (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
Honeymoon Lodge

Honeymoon Lodge (1943)

Movie
Assistant Art Director
Nightmare

Nightmare (1942)

Movie
Assistant Art Director
Tough as They Come

Tough as They Come (1942)

Movie
Assistant Art Director
It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve (1941)

Movie
Art Direction
Horror Island

Horror Island (1941)

Movie
Art Direction
Nice Girl?

Nice Girl? (1941)

Movie
Art Direction
One Night in the Tropics

One Night in the Tropics (1940)

Movie
Art Direction
Hired Wife

Hired Wife (1940)

Movie
Assistant Art Director
It's a Date

It's a Date (1940)

Movie
Art Direction
The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

Movie
5.36
Assistant Art Director
Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again (1939)

Movie
6
Art Direction
When Tomorrow Comes

When Tomorrow Comes (1939)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.6
Based on 141 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1939
1943
1945
1944
1962
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Information

Known For
Art

Gender
Male

Birthday
1905-08-17

Deathday
1979-01-08 (73 years old)

Birth Place
Chicago, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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