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George James Hopkins

March 19, 2023

George James Hopkins (March 23, 1896 – February 11, 1985) was an American set designer, playwright and production designer.

George Hopkins
Born
George James Hopkins

(1896-03-23)March 23, 1896
Pasadena, California, US
DiedFebruary 11, 1985(1985-02-11) (aged 88)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)Set designer, playwright and production designer
Years active1917-1975
ParentUna Nixson Hopkins

Hopkins was a native of Pasadena, California; his mother Una Nixson Hopkins was a magazine writer and an art director on at least a dozen silent films. Hopkins got his start designing scenery on stage after studying design in college. He moved to films in 1917, working as an art director for various studios. During his long career, Hopkins was nominated for thirteen Academy Awards and won four.

Connection to the murder of William Desmond Taylor

Hopkins had a professional and intimate relationship with silent film director William Desmond Taylor [citation?], whose unsolved murder was one of early Hollywood's biggest scandals.

On the 1922 morning that Taylor's body was found, Charles Eyton instructed Hopkins to remove a basket of documents from the murder scene, and Hopkins obeyed. Hopkins' unpublished 1981 autobiography, Caught in the Act, was used as a major source for Charles Higham's book on the Taylor murder.[1]

Filmography as Art Director

Academy Awards

Over the course of his career, Hopkins was nominated 13 times for an Academy Award, all in the category of Art Direction. Today, the award is named Best Production Design, but during the 1940s and 1950s, this award recognized both Art Directors and Set Decorators with the same award. Also, prior to 1967, the Art Direction category was typically separated into different categories, one containing only Color films and the other with only Black-and-White films (the exceptions being 1957 and 1958).

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References

  1. ^ Higham, Charles (2004), Murder in Hollywood: solving a silent screen mystery, University of Wisconsin Press, ISBN 0-299-20360-3
  2. ^ Palm Springs Weekend at the American Film Institute Catalog

External links

  • George James Hopkins at IMDb

March 19, 2023
george, james, hopkins, march, 1896, february, 1985, american, designer, playwright, production, designer, george, hopkinsborn, 1896, march, 1896pasadena, california, usdiedfebruary, 1985, 1985, aged, angeles, californiaoccupation, designer, playwright, produc. George James Hopkins March 23 1896 February 11 1985 was an American set designer playwright and production designer George HopkinsBornGeorge James Hopkins 1896 03 23 March 23 1896Pasadena California USDiedFebruary 11 1985 1985 02 11 aged 88 Los Angeles CaliforniaOccupation s Set designer playwright and production designerYears active1917 1975ParentUna Nixson HopkinsHopkins was a native of Pasadena California his mother Una Nixson Hopkins was a magazine writer and an art director on at least a dozen silent films Hopkins got his start designing scenery on stage after studying design in college He moved to films in 1917 working as an art director for various studios During his long career Hopkins was nominated for thirteen Academy Awards and won four Contents 1 Connection to the murder of William Desmond Taylor 2 Filmography as Art Director 3 Academy Awards 4 References 5 External linksConnection to the murder of William Desmond Taylor EditHopkins had a professional and intimate relationship with silent film director William Desmond Taylor citation whose unsolved murder was one of early Hollywood s biggest scandals On the 1922 morning that Taylor s body was found Charles Eyton instructed Hopkins to remove a basket of documents from the murder scene and Hopkins obeyed Hopkins unpublished 1981 autobiography Caught in the Act was used as a major source for Charles Higham s book on the Taylor murder 1 Filmography as Art Director EditThe Day of the Locust 1975 40 Carats 1973 Dirty Little Billy 1972 1776 1972 The Love Machine 1971 R P M 1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 1970 The Cheyenne Social Club 1970 Hello Dolly 1969 Wait Until Dark 1967 Hotel 1967 Not with My Wife You Don t 1966 Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf 1966 Inside Daisy Clover 1965 The Great Race 1965 None But the Brave 1965 My Fair Lady 1964 Palm Springs Weekend 1963 2 Rampage 1963 Island of Love 1963 Days of Wine and Roses 1962 The Chapman Report 1962 The Music Man 1962 Portrait of a Mobster 1961 A Fever in the Blood 1961 Sunrise at Campobello 1960 The Dark at the Top of the Stairs 1960 Cash McCall 1960 Auntie Mame 1958 Too Much Too Soon 1958 Sincerely Yours 1955 East of Eden 1955 A Star Is Born 1954 Dial M for Murder 1954 So Big 1953 I Confess 1953 The Iron Mistress 1952 The Story of Will Rogers 1952 This Woman Is Dangerous 1952 I ll See You in My Dreams 1951 A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 Strangers on a Train 1951 Dallas 1950 The Breaking Point 1950 This Side of the Law 1950 Perfect Strangers 1950 The Lady Takes a Sailor 1949 Task Force 1949 Life with Father 1947 Deception 1946 Of Human Bondage 1946 Suspense 1946 One More Tomorrow 1946 My Reputation 1946 Mildred Pierce 1945 Roughly Speaking 1945 Janie 1944 Passage to Marseille 1944 Princess O Rourke 1943 This Is the Army 1943 Mission to Moscow 1943 Casablanca 1942 The Hidden Hand 1942 The Soul of Youth 1920 Salome 1918 Cleopatra 1917 Academy Awards EditOver the course of his career Hopkins was nominated 13 times for an Academy Award all in the category of Art Direction Today the award is named Best Production Design but during the 1940s and 1950s this award recognized both Art Directors and Set Decorators with the same award Also prior to 1967 the Art Direction category was typically separated into different categories one containing only Color films and the other with only Black and White films the exceptions being 1957 and 1958 Wins1951 A Streetcar Named Desire Black and White 1964 My Fair Lady Color 1966 Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf Black and White 1969 Hello Dolly Color Nominations1943 Mission to Moscow Black and White 1943 This Is the Army Color 1947 Life With Father Color 1954 A Star Is Born Color 1958 Auntie Mame Black and White 1960 Sunrise at Campobello Color 1962 Days of Wine and Roses Black and White 1962 The Music Man Color 1965 Inside Daisy Clover Color Wikiquote has quotations related to George James Hopkins References Edit Higham Charles 2004 Murder in Hollywood solving a silent screen mystery University of Wisconsin Press ISBN 0 299 20360 3 Palm Springs Weekend at the American Film Institute CatalogExternal links EditGeorge James Hopkins at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George James Hopkins amp oldid 1077544480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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