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William Ferrari

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William Ferrari Famous memorial

Birth
Argentina
Death
10 Sep 1962 (aged 61)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.147771, Longitude: -118.32583
Plot
Sheltering Hills section, Map #C03, Lot 564, Single Ground Interment Space 1
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Academy Award Winning Art Director. He shared the 1945 Oscar with Cedric Gibbons, Paul Huldschinsky, and Edwin B. Willis, for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, for the 1944 Black and White film "Gaslight." He also won an Oscar in 1956 for the 1953 film series, "You Are There" for Best Art Direction, and was nominated along with Jack Mills, Henry Grace, George W. Davis, Addison Hehr, and Don Greenwood Jr., for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration on "How The West Was Won" in 1962. His other film work includes, "The Vanishing Virginian" (1942), "The Courtship Of Andy Hardy" (1942), "I Dood It" (1943), "Ziegfeld Follies" (1946), "Three Guys Named Mike" (1951), "Rogue's March" (1953), "Gog" (1958), "The Last Missile" (1958), "The Time Machine" (1960), and "Paradise Alley" (1962). He is also remembered for his art direction on the television programs, "The Twilight Zone" from 1959 to 1963, and "The Public Defender" from 1954 to 1955. In all, Ferrari worked for the MGM Studios for more then 25 years.
Academy Award Winning Art Director. He shared the 1945 Oscar with Cedric Gibbons, Paul Huldschinsky, and Edwin B. Willis, for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, for the 1944 Black and White film "Gaslight." He also won an Oscar in 1956 for the 1953 film series, "You Are There" for Best Art Direction, and was nominated along with Jack Mills, Henry Grace, George W. Davis, Addison Hehr, and Don Greenwood Jr., for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration on "How The West Was Won" in 1962. His other film work includes, "The Vanishing Virginian" (1942), "The Courtship Of Andy Hardy" (1942), "I Dood It" (1943), "Ziegfeld Follies" (1946), "Three Guys Named Mike" (1951), "Rogue's March" (1953), "Gog" (1958), "The Last Missile" (1958), "The Time Machine" (1960), and "Paradise Alley" (1962). He is also remembered for his art direction on the television programs, "The Twilight Zone" from 1959 to 1963, and "The Public Defender" from 1954 to 1955. In all, Ferrari worked for the MGM Studios for more then 25 years.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: The Silent Forgotten
  • Added: Nov 7, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22755425/william-ferrari: accessed ), memorial page for William Ferrari (21 Apr 1901–10 Sep 1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22755425, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.