Biography
William Edward Flannery (November 17, 1898 β January 25, 1959) was an American art director and architect for William Randolph Hearst. He won an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Picnic.As an architect, his projects included a beachside mansion for Hearst's girlfriend Marion Davies. The main mansion was demolished, but part of the property survives as the Annenberg Community Beach House.
Flannery married silent film actress Mary Mercedes Campbell and they had a son Patrick John, born in 1927. During the Great Depression he became an art director.
Filmography
all 26
Movies 26
Art Direction
The Crimson Kimono (1959)
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Art Direction
Space Ship Sappy (1957)
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Art Direction
The Harder They Fall (1956)
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2
Art Direction
Picnic (1955)
Movie
Art Direction
Bring Your Smile Along (1955)
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Art Direction
Phffft (1954)
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Art Direction
The Shanghai Story (1954)
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Art Direction
Captain Scarface (1953)
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Art Direction
The Savage (1952)
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ProductionDesigner
The Capture (1950)
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Production Design
The Velvet Touch (1948)
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Production Design
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
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6
Art Direction
Abie's Irish Rose (1946)
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ProductionDesigner
Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
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Art Direction
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
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1
Art Direction
Duffy's Tavern (1945)
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Art Direction
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
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Art Direction
Murder, He Says (1945)
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Art Direction
Going My Way (1944)
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6
Art Direction
Night Plane from Chungking (1943)
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Art Designer
World Premiere (1941)
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Art Direction
North West Mounted Police (1940)
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Art Direction
Golden Gloves (1940)
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Art Direction
All Women Have Secrets (1939)
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Art Direction
Million Dollar Legs (1939)
Movie
Art Direction
Disbarred (1939)
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Ratings
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Information
Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1898-11-17
Deathday1959-01-25 (60 years old)
Birth PlaceOhio, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Art Direction, Color
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