Edward G. Boyle
Edward G. Boyle ( born January 30, 1899 in Cobden, Ontario, † February 17, 1977 in Hollywood, California ) was a Canadian Designer.
Life
Boyle moved to Hollywood in the mid-1920s, where he first staged a silent film. From 1931, he held various positions with the film business; He began as a prop master, was then set dresser and finally Deputy Production Designer in the production of A star rises. Gone with the Wind, For he was responsible for the production design of the indoor shots without attribution in the credits. Another employee had not called The Great Dictator with Charlie Chaplin. In 1942 he received his first Oscar nomination for the adventure film The Son of Monte Cristo. Subsequently, he worked at the track in the dark with Fred Zinnemann, involved in the Marx Brothers comedy A Night in Casablanca.
Between 1959 and 1966 worked Boyle together five times with Billy Wilder, including the classic film Some Like it Hot, received his second Oscar nomination for Boyle. In 1961 he was awarded for the apartment in his third nomination for the first time the award. He had in the wake of The Children's Hour, Seven Days in May, The Fortune Cookie and Gaily, Gaily more nominations. In 1970 he retired from the film business.