Biography
Tambi Larsen was a Dane born in Bangalore, India. He emigrated to the United States at the age of 20, where he attended Yale Drama School. He married Barbara Dole (daughter of James Dole) in 1941 and became an American citizen in 1943. Tambi (pronounced "Tom' bee") struggled to make a living as a set designer for Broadway shows. During World War II, Larsen worked for the Office of War Information, first broadcasting the news in Danish, and after V-E Day, designing exhibits in Denmark as Assistant Cultural Relations Officer.
After the war, the family—which now included son Peter and daughter Pamela—moved to Hollywood, where Larsen tried his hand in the movie industry. He was immediately hired by Paramount Pictures as an Assistant Art Director. His first official job was on 1953's The Secret of the Incas. Two years after that debut, he won an Oscar for The Rose Tattoo. He was also nominated for Hud, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The Molly Maguires, and Heaven's Gate, and he won the British BAFTA award for The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. He designed at least 41 movies during his career.
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Filmography
all 37
Movies 36
TV Shows 1
self 1
Heaven's Gate (1980)
The Sacketts (1979)
Circle of Iron (1978)
The White Buffalo (1977)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
The Message (1976)
Breakheart Pass (1975)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Where the Lilies Bloom (1974)
The Outfit (1973)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Pocket Money (1972)
A Gunfight (1971)
The Grasshopper (1970)
The Molly Maguires (1970)
The Brotherhood (1968)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
The Disorderly Orderly (1964)
The Outrage (1964)
Hud (1963)
It's Only Money (1962)
Too Late Blues (1961)
The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
The Rat Race (1960)
The Five Pennies (1959)
The Geisha Boy (1958)
The Party Crashers (1958)
Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
Hot Spell (1958)
Wild Is the Wind (1957)
Spanish Affair (1957)
The Scarlet Hour (1956)
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
Artists and Models (1955)
3 Ring Circus (1954)
Secret of the Incas (1954)
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Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1914-09-11
Deathday2001-03-24 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceBangalore, India
CitizenshipsDenmark, United States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White
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