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Wiard Boppo "Bill" Ihnen (August 5, 1897 – June 22, 1979) was an American art director. He was active from 1919 to 1960 and won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction for Wilson (1944) and Blood on the Sun (1945).
Wiard Ihnen. Production Designer: Blood on the Sun. Trained as a painter, Wiard Ihnen entered the film business in 1919 and became a set decorator and an art director, designing many productions during the 1930s, '40s and '50s. He won two Academy Awards, for his art direction of Wilson (1944) and Blood on the Sun (1945).
Wiard Ihnen. Production Designer: Blood on the Sun. Trained as a painter, Wiard Ihnen entered the film business in 1919 and became a set decorator and an art director, designing many productions during the 1930s, '40s and '50s. He won two Academy Awards, for his art direction of Wilson (1944) and Blood on the Sun (1945).
Wiard Ihnen. Academy award-winning art director and production designer on many films of the 1920s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. Art director on the Marx brothers' film 'Duck Soup' (1933). Won Oscars for his work on 'Wilson' (1944) and 'Blood On the Sun' (1945).
Wiard B. “Bill” Ihnen was an American art director. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of an architect, he first studied his father's profession at Columbia University. He later attended the École des Beaux Arts in Paris.
The Wiard Ihnen collection spans the years 1897-1960 (bulk 1936-1954) and encompasses 6 linear feet. The earliest Ihnen film for which the collection includes material is a 1934 contract for BECKY SHARP (1935).
Wiard Boppo "Bill" Ihnen (August 5, 1897 – June 22, 1979) was an American art director. He was active from 1919 to 1960 and won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction for Wilson (1944) and Blood on the Sun (1945). He was married to Edith Head.
The Wiard Ihnen collection spans the years 1897-1960 (bulk 1936-1954) and encompasses 5 linear feet and 167 artworks. The collection consists of production material, research material, contracts, original drawings, general correspondence, and biographical data.
Wiard Ihnen was an American production designer active in film from 1920 to 1960. He moved to Hollywood in 1928 and married costume designer Edith Head in 1940. Ihnen was nominated in the art direction category for EVERY DAY’S A HOLIDAY (1937), and received Academy Awards for WILSON (1944) and BLOOD ON THE SUN (1945).
Wiard Ihnen was an American production designer active in film from 1920 to 1960. He moved to Hollywood in 1928 and married costume designer Edith Head in 1940. Ihnen was nominated in the art direction category for EVERY DAYӓ A HOLIDAY (1937), and received Academy Awards for WILSON (1944) and BLOOD ON THE SUN (1945).
