William Allen Horning (November 9, 1904 – March 2, 1959) was an American two-time Academy Award winner.[2] He was married to Esther Montgomery until his death. Together they had three sons.[1]
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 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 1959epic filmBen-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.
william, horning, william, allen, horning, november, 1904, march, 1959, american, time, academy, award, winner, married, esther, montgomery, until, death, together, they, three, sons, born, 1904, november, 1904missouridiedmarch, 1959, 1959, aged, angeles, cali. William Allen Horning November 9 1904 March 2 1959 was an American two time Academy Award winner 2 He was married to Esther Montgomery until his death Together they had three sons 1 William A HorningBorn 1904 11 09 November 9 1904MissouriDiedMarch 2 1959 1959 03 02 aged 54 Los Angeles CaliforniaOccupationArt directorYears active1931 1959EmployerMetro Goldwyn Mayer 1931 1959 1 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 1 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 See also editList of posthumous Academy Award winners and nomineesReferences edit a b c Obituaries Variety March 11 1959 p 86 Retrieved June 23 2019 via Archive org IMDb com William A Horning Awards IMDb com Retrieved 2008 12 09 External links editWilliam A Horning at IMDb nbsp This article about an American art director is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William A Horning amp oldid 1063223310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
