Hal Pereira
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hal Pereira (April 29, 1905, Chicago, Illinois - December 17, 1983, Los Angeles, California) was an American art director, production designer, and occasional architect. In the 1940s through the 1960s he worked on more than 200 films as an art director and production designer. He was nominated for 23 Oscars, winning only one for his work on The Rose Tattoo. He served, along with Earl Hedrick, as artistic director of the popular TV series Bonanza. Pereira started out in theater design in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles and working for Paramount Studios as a unit art director. In 1944 he was art designer for the great film noir Double Indemnity. By 1950 he was supervising art director for the studio, working on such films as the classic Western Shane and The Greatest Show on Earth, which won the Oscar for Best Picture. In 1955 Pereira won the Oscar for best art direction for a black and white film for The Rose Tattoo. In addition, he was the art director on almost all of the important Alfred Hitchcock films of the 1950s. Pereira was educated at the University of Illinois and was brother of architect (and occasional film art director) William L. Pereira.
Known for
ArtBirthday
April 29, 1905Deathday
December 17, 1983Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
226Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USACrew credits
To Catch a Thief
Art DirectionVertigo
Art DirectionRear Window
Art DirectionThe Man Who Knew Too Much
Art DirectionStalag 17
Art DirectionRoman Holiday
Art DirectionDouble Indemnity
Art DirectionWill Penny
Art DirectionRoustabout
Art DirectionShane
Art DirectionThe Tin Star
Art DirectionMinistry of Fear
Art DirectionHatari!
Art DirectionThe Jayhawkers!
Art DirectionEl Dorado
Art DirectionThe Ten Commandments
Art DirectionThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Art DirectionHell Is for Heroes
Art DirectionAce in the Hole
Art DirectionRoad to Bali
Art DirectionThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Production Design