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Gene Callahan Biography (c. 1923-1990)

Born c. 1923; died of a heart attack, December 26, 1990.

Nationality

American

Occupation

set decorator, production designer

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Work; Set Decorator
• The Hustler, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961.
• Mad Dog Coll, Columbia, 1961.
• Splendor in the Grass, Warner Brothers, 1961.
• The Connection, Allen-Clarke, 1962.
• David and Lisa, Continental, 1962.
• Lilith, Columbia, 1964.
• Credits; Film Work; Production Designer
• Harvey Middleman, Fireman, Columbia, 1965.
• The Group, United Artists (UA), 1966.
• Hurry Sundown, Paramount, 1967.
• Funny Girl, Columbia, 1968.
• (With Peter Dohanos) Truman Capote's Trilogy, Allied Artists, 1969.
• The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM),1970.
• Dealing; or, The Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues, Warner Brothers, 1971.
• Doc, UA, 1971.
• The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, Twentieth Century- Fox, 1972.
• The Candidate, Warner Brothers, 1972.
• The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Paramount, 1973.
• The Happy Hooker, Cannon, 1975.
• The Stepford Wives, Columbia, 1975.
• The Last Tycoon, Paramount, 1976.
• The Next Man, Allied Artists, 1976.
• (With Willy Holt and Carmen Dillon) Julia, Twentieth Century-Fox,1977.
• Bloodbrothers, Warner Brothers, 1978.
• Eyes of Laura Mars, Columbia, 1978.
• King of the Gypsies, Paramount, 1978.
• Chapter Two, Columbia, 1979.
• Seems Like Old Times, Columbia, 1980.
• Whose Life Is It Anyway?, MGM/UA, 1981.
• Grease 2, Paramount, 1982.
• The Survivors, Columbia, 1983.
• Places in the Heart, Tri-Star, 1984.
• The Jagged Edge, Columbia, 1985.
• Children of a Lesser God, Paramount, 1986.
• Black Widow (also see below), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987.
• Arthur 2 on the Rocks, Warner Brothers, 1988.
• Little Nikita, Columbia, 1988.
• (With Edward Pisoni) Steel Magnolias, Tri-Star, 1989.
• The Man in the Moon, MGM-Pathe, 1991.
• Also worked as production designer for The Last Married Couple in America, 1979; and Big Trouble, 1985.
• Credits; Other Film Work
• Art director, For Pete's Sake (also known as July Pork Bellies), Columbia, 1977.
• Also worked as art director for America, America, 1963; and as artdirection consultant for Stop, 1970. Other film work credits includeThe Cardinal, 1963; Butterfield 8; Long Day's Journey into Night; and Annie.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• Mr. Foster, Black Widow, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987.
• Credits; Television Work
• Art director, Carol for Another Christmas (also known as XeroxSpecial), ABC, 1964.
• Art director, Panic in Echo Park (movie), NBC, 1977.

Further Reference

Periodicals

• Theatre Crafts, March, 1991, p. 18.