Biography
Boris Leven was a Russian-born Academy Award-winning art director and production designer whose Hollywood career spanned fifty-three years. Born in Moscow in the family of Israel Levin and Zinaida Narkirier, Leven emigrated to the United States in 1927 and became a naturalized citizen in 1938.
Filmography
all 66
Movies 66
Production Design

The Color of Money (1986)
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1
Production Design

Wildcats (1986)
Movie
6
Production Design

Fletch (1985)
Movie
4.75
Production Design

The King of Comedy (1982)
Movie
7.75
ProductionDesigner

Return Engagement (1978)
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ProductionDesigner

Matilda (1978)
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Production Design

The Last Waltz (1978)
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Production Design

New York, New York (1977)
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6
ProductionDesigner

Mandingo (1975)
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ProductionDesigner

Reflections of Murder (1974)
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Production Design

Shanks (1974)
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Art Direction

Double Solitaire (1974)
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Production Design

Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
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ProductionDesigner

The New Centurions (1972)
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ProductionDesigner

Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971)
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Production Design

The Andromeda Strain (1971)
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6.55
ProductionDesigner

A Dream of Kings (1969)
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Production Design

Star! (1968)
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Production Design

The Sand Pebbles (1966)
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Production Design

The Sound of Music (1965)
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6.95
Production Design

Strait-Jacket (1964)
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Production Design

Two for the Seesaw (1962)
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Production Design

West Side Story (1961)
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3.29
ProductionDesigner

September Storm (1960)
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Production Design

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
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3.67
Production Design

Zero Hour! (1957)
Movie
5.33
ProductionDesigner

My Gun Is Quick (1957)
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Production Design

Giant (1956)
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5.86
Art Direction

The Silver Chalice (1954)
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Art Direction

The Long Wait (1954)
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ProductionDesigner

Crazylegs (1953)
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ProductionDesigner

Donovan's Brain (1953)
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6
Art Direction

Invaders from Mars (1953)
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7
Set Designer

The Star (1952)
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4.33
Art Direction

Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952)
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Art Direction

Sudden Fear (1952)
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ProductionDesigner

Three for Bedroom C (1952)
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ProductionDesigner

Rose of Cimarron (1952)
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ProductionDesigner

Chicago Calling (1951)
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Art Direction

The Prowler (1951)
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Art Direction

Experiment Alcatraz (1950)
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Art Direction

Woman on the Run (1950)
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ProductionDesigner

The Second Woman (1950)
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ProductionDesigner

Once a Thief (1950)
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Art Direction

Destination Murder (1950)
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ProductionDesigner

The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
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Art Direction

House by the River (1950)
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ProductionDesigner

Quicksand (1950)
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6
Art Department Manager

Dakota Lil (1950)
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Art Direction

Search for Danger (1949)
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Art Direction

Criss Cross (1949)
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Art Direction

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)
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Art Direction

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)
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Art Direction

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
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Art Direction

Home Sweet Homicide (1946)
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Art Direction

Shock (1946)
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Art Direction

Doll Face (1945)
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Art Direction

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)
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Art Direction

Tales of Manhattan (1942)
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Art Direction

The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
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Art Direction

Second Chorus (1941)
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Art Direction

The Flying Deuces (1939)
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9
Art Direction

Everybody's Baby (1939)
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Art Direction

Just Around the Corner (1938)
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Art Direction

Down on the Farm (1938)
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Art Direction

Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
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Information
Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1908-08-13
Deathday1986-10-11 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceMoscow, Russia
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Art Direction, Color
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