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Boris Leven Biography (1908-1986)

Born August 13, 1908, in Moscow; died in Los Angeles, CA, October 11, 1986; son of Israel and Zinaida (Narkirier) Leven; married Vera Glooshkoff, February8, 1948.

Nationality

Russian

Gender

Male

Birth Details

August 13, 1908

Moscow, Russia

Death Details

October 11, 1986

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; ART DIRECTOR
• Alexander's Ragtime Band, 1938.
• Just Around the Corner, 1938.
• The Flying Deuces, 1939.
• Second Chorus, 1940.
• Shanghai Gesture, 1941.
• Hello Frisco Hello, 1942.
• Tales of Manhattan, 1942.
• Thunderbirds, 1942.
• Girl Trouble, 1942.
• Life Begins at 8:30, 1942.
• Dollface, 1945.
• I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now, 1946.
• The Senator Was Indiscreet, 1947.
• The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, 1947.
• Crisscross, 1948.
• Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid, 1948.
• The Prowler, 1951.
• Sudden Fear, 1952.
• The Star, 1952.
• Silver Chalice, Warner Brothers, 1955.
• Giant, Warner Brothers, 1956.
• The Courage of Black Beauty, 1957.
• Zero Hour, Paramount, 1957.
• John Paul Jones, Warner Brothers, 1959.
• Anatomy of a Murder, Columbia, 1959.
• West Side Story, United Artists, 1961.
• Two for the Seesaw, United Artists, 1962.
• The Sound of Music, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964.
• The Sand Pebbles, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
• Star!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.
• A Dream of Kings, National General, 1969.
• The Andromeda Strain, Universal, 1971.
• The New Centurions, Columbia, 1972.
• Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Paramount, 1973.
• Mandingo, Paramount, 1975.
• New York, New York, United Artists, 1977.
• The Last Waltz, United Artists, 1978.
• Matilda, American International, 1978.
• The King of Comedy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.
• Fletch, Universal, 1985.
• The Color of Money, Touchstone Pictures, 1986.
• Wildcats, Warner Brothers, 1986.
• The Last Temptation of Christ.