William A. Horning

William A. Horning

Known for: Art
Biography: 1904-11-09
Deathday: 1959-03-02 (54 years old)

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Biography

William Allen Horning (November 9, 1904 – March 2, 1959) was an American two-time Academy Award winner. He was married to Esther Montgomery until his death. Together they had three sons.He joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1931 as a draftsman and became an assistant to the studio's supervising art director Cedric Gibbons in 1936.Together with Gibbons, he received his first Academy Award nomination in 1937 for Best Art Direction for Conquest. Two years later, he received another nomination for The Wizard of Oz. He waited 12 years for his next nomination for Quo Vadis.

Following Gibbons' retirement in 1956, he became the studio's supervising art director. His first Academy Award nominations without Gibbons was for Les Girls and Raintree Country in 1957.

The week before he died, Horning received another nomination for Best Art Direction for Gigi and at the 31st Academy Awards ceremony in April, he received a posthumous Academy Award.

The following year, he received two additional posthumous Oscar nominations (bringing his nominations total to eight), one for Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest and another for the 1959 epic film Ben-Hur. At the 32nd Academy Awards ceremony, Horning won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for Ben-Hur, that year's Best Picture winner. Like producer Sam Zimbalist, Horning was awarded his second Oscar posthumously, as both he and Zimbalist had died while the movie was still being filmed. To date, Horning is the only person ever to win posthumous Academy Awards in consecutive ceremonies.

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Filmography

all 47

Movies 47

Director 4

Art Direction
Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur (1959)

Movie
5.95
Art Direction
Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl (1959)

Movie
Art Direction
North by Northwest

North by Northwest (1959)

Movie
6.11
Art Direction
The World, the Flesh and the Devil

The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)

Movie
Art Direction
The Mating Game

The Mating Game (1959)

Movie
Art Direction
Count Your Blessings

Count Your Blessings (1959)

Movie
Art Direction
Watusi

Watusi (1959)

Movie
Art Direction
Green Mansions

Green Mansions (1959)

Movie
Art Direction
Some Came Running

Some Came Running (1958)

Movie
6
Art Direction
Andy Hardy Comes Home

Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)

Movie
Art Direction
The Tunnel of Love

The Tunnel of Love (1958)

Movie
Art Direction
Party Girl

Party Girl (1958)

Movie
Art Direction
Torpedo Run

Torpedo Run (1958)

Movie
Art Direction
The Badlanders

The Badlanders (1958)

Movie
Art Direction
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Movie
4.75
Art Direction
High School Confidential!

High School Confidential! (1958)

Movie
6
Art Direction
The High Cost of Loving

The High Cost of Loving (1958)

Movie
Art Direction
Gigi

Gigi (1958)

Movie
1
Art Direction
The Sheepman

The Sheepman (1958)

Movie
Art Direction
Handle with Care

Handle with Care (1958)

Movie
Art Direction
Saddle the Wind

Saddle the Wind (1958)

Movie
Art Direction
Raintree County

Raintree County (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
Don't Go Near the Water

Don't Go Near the Water (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
Jailhouse Rock

Jailhouse Rock (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
Until They Sail

Until They Sail (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
Les Girls

Les Girls (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
House of Numbers

House of Numbers (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
Gun Glory

Gun Glory (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
Silk Stockings

Silk Stockings (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
The Seventh Sin

The Seventh Sin (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
Designing Woman

Designing Woman (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
This Could Be the Night

This Could Be the Night (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
Something of Value

Something of Value (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)

Movie
Art Direction
The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles (1957)

Movie
6
Art Direction
The Great American Pastime

The Great American Pastime (1956)

Movie
Art Direction
Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy (1956)

Movie
Art Direction
Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis (1951)

Movie
6
Production Design
The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Movie
5.77
Art Direction
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (1938)

Movie
Art Direction
Conquest

Conquest (1937)

Movie
4
Co-Art Director
Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady (1936)

Movie
6.33
Assistant Art Director
Fury

Fury (1936)

Movie
3.67
Art Department Manager
Ah, Wilderness!

Ah, Wilderness! (1935)

Movie
Assistant Art Director
Whipsaw

Whipsaw (1935)

Movie
Art Direction
Mad Love

Mad Love (1935)

Movie
5
Assistant Art Director
Times Square Lady

Times Square Lady (1935)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.24
Based on 1.24 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1935
1957
1957
1957
1959
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Information

Known For
Art

Gender
Male

Birthday
1904-11-09

Deathday
1959-03-02 (54 years old)

Birth Place
Missouri, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color, Academy Award for Best Production Design


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