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George Jenkins Biography (1908-)

Full name, George Clarke Jenkins; born November 19, 1908 Baltimore, MD; son of Benjamin Wheeler (a merchant) and Jane (Clarke) Jenkins; married Phyllis Adams, May 6, 1955; children: (previous marriage) Jane Jenkins Dumaise; Alexandra Kirkland Marsh (stepdaughter; deceased). Addresses: Office: 740 Kingman Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90402; and 220 East 66th St., New York, NY 10021.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

stage designer, lighting designer, motion picture production designer

Birth Details

November 19, 1908

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Work; Art Director, Except Where Indicated
• The Best Years of Our Lives, RKO Radio Pictures, 1946.
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, RKO Radio Pictures, 1947.
• The Bishop's Wife, RKO Radio Pictures, 1948.
• Enchantment, RKO Radio Pictures, 1948.
• A Song Is Born, RKO Radio Pictures, 1948.
• Roseanna McCoy, RKO Radio Pictures, 1949.
• The San Francisco Story, Warner Brothers, 1952.
• Monsoon, United Artists (UA), 1953.
• At War with the Army, Paramount, 1956.
• The Miracle Worker, UA, 1962.
• Mickey One, Columbia, 1965.
• Up the Down Staircase, Warner Brothers, 1967.
• Wait Until Dark, Warner Brothers, 1967.
• No Way to Treat a Lady, Paramount, 1968.
• The Subject Was Roses, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1968.
• Me, Natalie, National General, 1969.
• The Angel Levine, UA, 1970.
• Klute, Warner Brothers, 1971.
• The Pursuit of Happiness, Columbia, 1971.
• 1776, Columbia, 1972.
• The Paper Chase, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973.
• The Parallax View, Paramount, 1974.
• Funny Lady, Columbia, 1975.
• Night Moves, Warner Brothers, 1975.
• All the President's Men, Warner Brothers, 1976.
• Comes a Horseman, UA, 1978.
• The China Syndrome, Columbia, 1979.
• Starting Over, Paramount, 1979.
• The Postman Always Rings Twice, Paramount, 1981.
• Rollover, Warner Brothers, 1981.
• Sophie's Choice, Universal, 1982.
• Dream Lover, MGM/UA, 1986.
• Orphans, Lorimar, 1987.
• See You in the Morning, Warner Brothers, 1989.
• Presumed Innocent, Warner Brothers, 1990.
• Credits; Stage Work; Set Designer
• Mexican Hayride, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1944.
• Lost in the Stars, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1949.
• Three Wishes for Jamie, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1952.
• The Immoralist, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1954.
• The Merry Widow, City Center, New York City, 1957.
• Jennie, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1963.
• The Only Game in Town, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1968.
• Sly Fox, Broadhurst Theatre, 1976.
• Also worked as set designer for The Trial, London, 1951; Ice Capades, 1959-61; and The Student Prince, San Francisco, CA, 1966; Set designer for Cosi Fan Tutte, 1956, Ariadne auf Naxos, 1957,and La Boheme, 1958, all for San Francisco Opera Association.
• Credits; Stage Work; Lighting Designer
• I Remember Mama, Music Box Theatre, 1944.
• Bell, Book, and Candle, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1950.
• Song of Norway, Jones Beach Marine Theatre, 1958.
• Critic's Choice, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1960.
• Hit the Deck, Jones Beach Marine Theatre, Jones Beach, NY, 1960.
• Paradise Island, Jones Beach Marine Theatre, 1961.
• Around the World in Eighty Days, Jones Beach Marine Theatre, 1963.
• Credits; Stage Work; Set And Lighting Designer
• Early to Bed, Broadhurst Theatre, City, 1943.
• Allah Be Praised, Adelphi Theatre, New York City, 1944.
• Dark of the Moon, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1945.
• Common Ground, Fulton Theatre, 1945.
• Strange Fruit, Royale Theatre, 1945.
• Are You with It?, Century Theatre, New York City, 1945.
• Gently Does It, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1953.
• The Bad Seed, 46th Street Theatre, 1954.
• Ankles Aweigh, Mark Hellinger Theatre, 1955.
• The Desk Set, Broadhurst Theatre, 1955.
• Too Late the Phalarope, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1956.
• The Happiest Millionaire, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1956.
• Rumble, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1957.
• Annie Get Your Gun, City Center, 1958.
• Two for the See-Saw, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1958.
• Tall Story, Belasco Theatre, 1959.
• Jolly's Progress, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1959.
• The Miracle Worker (also see below), Playhouse Theatre, 1959.
• One More River, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1960.
• Thirteen Daughters, 54th St. Theatre, New York City, 1961.
• A Thousand Clowns, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1962, then Comedy Theatre, London, 1964.
• Everybody out, the Castle Is Sinking, Colonial Theatre, Boston, MA, 1964.
• Catch Me If You Can, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• Mardi Gras, Jones Beach Marine Theatre, 1965.
• Generation (also see below), Morosco Theatre, 1965.
• (And production supervisor, with Ben Edwards), The Royal Hunt of the Sun, ANTA Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• Wait Until Dark (also see below), Ethel Barrymore Theatre, then Strand Theatre, London, 1966.
• Night Watch, Morosco Theatre, 1972.
• Credits; Major Tours; Set And Lighting Designer
• The Miracle Worker, U.S. cities, 1961-62.
• Generation, U.S. cities, 1967.
• Wait Until Dark, U.S. cities, 1967.
• Credits; Television Work; Set Designer, Except As Indicated
• New Revue, CBS, 1953-54.
• The Royal Family, CBS, 1954.
• Annie Get Your Gun, NBC, 1957.
• An Afternoon with Mary Martin, NBC, 1959.
• An Evening with Mary Martin, NBC, 1959. Carmen (opera), NBC, 1959.
• The Dollmaker (movie), ABC, 1984.
• Also director of pilot film of Four Star Playhouse, CBS, 1952; art director and director, Out of the Dark, 1953.