Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier was a German motion picture art director. He was Paramount Pictures' supervising art director from 1927 until his retirement in 1950. Hans Dreier was born in Bremen, Germany in 1885. After studying architecture in Munich, Germany, Dreier worked as imperial supervising architect of the German Cameroon. During World War I, he served in the German Lancers. He began his career in German film in 1919 as an assistant designer at UFA Studios. At the urging of German director Ernst Lubitsch, Dreier relocated to Hollywood in 1923 to work at Paramount Pictures. His first Hollywood film was Forbidden Paradise, directed by Lubitsch and starring Pola Negri. Dreier worked as Paramount's supervising art director from 1927 until his retirement in 1950. He made contributions to nearly 500 films during his lengthy career, including many films directed by Joseph Von Sternberg and Ernst Lubitsch, as well as the film It's a Gift (1934) starring W. C. Fields. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his art direction on 23 occasions. He won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction (Color) for Frenchman's Creek (1944) and Samson and Delilah (1950). He also won the award for Art Direction (Black and White) for Sunset Boulevard (1950).
Filmography (36)
A Place in the Sun
Sunset Boulevard
Let's Dance
Samson and Delilah
Sorry, Wrong Number
The Big Clock
Unconquered
To Each His Own
Blue Skies
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Lost Weekend
Hail the Conquering Hero
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
Going My Way
Double Indemnity
Ministry of Fear
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Palm Beach Story
Road to Morocco
I Married a Witch
Holiday Inn
This Gun for Hire
The Lady Eve
Make Way for Tomorrow
It's a Gift
Cleopatra
The Scarlet Empress
Duck Soup
I'm No Angel
Island of Lost Souls
A Farewell to Arms
Trouble in Paradise
Shanghai Express
Love Me Tonight
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
