Biography
Stephen Goosson was Columbia Pictures' supervising art director for 25 years. A gifted artist, he is responsible for some of the most memorable sets in Hollywood history; from the oversized mansion towering over Mary Pickford in Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921) to the fun house with its hall of mirrors in The Lady from Shanghai (1947). Goosson was an architect in Detroit before starting in pictures as art director for pioneer film producer Lewis J. Selznick (father of David O. Selznick) in 1919. he went on to work for Mary Pickford Productions, Frank Lloyd, DeMille Pictures as well as Fox before being hired by Columbia, where he remained for the rest of his career. From pencil drawings to final full-scale sets and regardless of budget, his work was always extremely rich in details, and always thoroughly researched and authentically built.
Nominated for five Academy Awards, Goosson won for his magnificent sets of Shangri-La for Frank Capra's Lost Horizon (1937). They collaborated on seven other pictures from Platinum Blonde (1931) to Meet John Doe (1941). Always a visionary, he was just as comfortable with simple authenticity (like the cabin in It Happened One Night (1934) where "the wall of Jericho" is erected) than with grandiose concepts (such as his - and co-art director Ralph Hammeras - futuristic New York City of 1980 in Just Imagine (1930)). It is next to impossible to imagine any of these movies without Stephen Goosson's exquisite contributions.
Filmography
all 92
Movies 92
Director 4
The Return of October (1948)
The Loves of Carmen (1948)
The Man from Colorado (1948)
The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
The Black Arrow (1948)
The Mating of Millie (1948)
The Sign of the Ram (1948)
I Love Trouble (1948)
The Swordsman (1948)
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
It Had to Be You (1947)
Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
Down to Earth (1947)
Framed (1947)
Mr. District Attorney (1947)
Johnny O'Clock (1947)
Dead Reckoning (1946)
The Return of Monte Cristo (1946)
The Jolson Story (1946)
Gallant Journey (1946)
The Thrill of Brazil (1946)
Renegades (1946)
Gilda (1946)
Meet Me on Broadway (1946)
She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
Kiss and Tell (1945)
Over 21 (1945)
Counter-Attack (1945)
Keep Your Powder Dry (1945)
Tonight and Every Night (1945)
Together Again (1944)
Bathing Beauty (1944)
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
Swing Fever (1943)
The Man from Down Under (1943)
The Little Foxes (1941)
Meet John Doe (1941)
Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Holiday (1938)
There's Always a Woman (1938)
Penitentiary (1938)
She Married an Artist (1937)
Murder in Greenwich Village (1937)
The Awful Truth (1937)
Life Begins with Love (1937)
It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
Lost Horizon (1937)
Woman in Distress (1937)
More Than a Secretary (1936)
Pennies from Heaven (1936)
Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
Craig's Wife (1936)
The King Steps Out (1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
You May Be Next! (1936)
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
Crime and Punishment (1935)
A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
She Couldn't Take It (1935)
She Married Her Boss (1935)
The Black Room (1935)
Love Me Forever (1935)
Party Wire (1935)
One Night of Love (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Man's Castle (1933)
Brief Moment (1933)
Lady for a Day (1933)
American Madness (1932)
Platinum Blonde (1931)
Oh, for a Man! (1930)
Just Imagine (1930)
The Trespasser (1929)
Man-Made Women (1928)
Tenth Avenue (1928)
Skyscraper (1928)
Midnight Madness (1928)
A Blonde for a Night (1928)
Let 'Er Go Gallegher (1928)
The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)
The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
The Sea Hawk (1924)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Within the Law (1923)
Oliver Twist (1922)
The Eternal Flame (1922)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921)
Through The Back Door (1921)
The Love Light (1921)
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Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1889-03-24
Deathday1973-03-25 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceGrand Rapids, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known As Stephen Gooson, Stephen Goossón
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Production Design
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