Robert Boyle
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Biography
Biography
Durable art director whose early career included several collaborations with Douglas Sirk ("Mystery Submarine" 1950, "Weekend With Father" 1951, etc.). Boyle's later work has ranged from the ominous trappings of J. Lee Thompson's "Cape Fear" (1962) and Hitchcock's "The Birds" (1963) and "Marnie" (1964) to the untroubled decor of "Troop Beverly Hills" (1989).
Filmography
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Production Designer (Feature Film)
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Life Events
1936
Assisted on the Cecil B. DeMille Western "The Plainsman"
1938
Worked as an assistant on Fritz Lang¿s noir film "You and Me"
1941
Worked as associate art director on horror classic "The Wolf Man"
1942
Worked as associate art director for the Alfred Hitchcock-directed thriller "Saboteur"
1943
Made second collaboration with Hitchcock as associate art director on "Shadow of a Doubt"
1950
First feature film work as art director and first collaboration with Douglas Sirk on "Mystery Submarine"
1959
Collaborated again with Hitchcock as a production designer for "North By Northwest"; orchestrated film's famous Mount Rushmore sequence; film also marked first his Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
1963
Worked as production designer on Hitchcock's suspense classic "The Birds"
1969
Received second Academy Award nomination for his work in "Gaily, Gaily" for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
1971
Worked as a production designer on the musical drama "Fiddler on the Roof"; nominated for third Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
1973
Made only foray into TV with the NBC movie "The Red Pony"; nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design
1976
His work on "The Shootist" earned Boyle his fourth Academy Award nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
1979
Appeared in a minor role as a desk clerk in "Winter Kills"; also worked as art director and production designer
1985
Made feature acting debut in a cameo role in "Explorers"; also served as production designer
1987
Worked as production designer on "Dragnet," starring Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd
1989
Worked as the production designer in the stylish comedy "Troop Beverly Hills," starring Shelley Long
2000
Was the subject of director Daniel Raim's Academy Award-nominated documentary "The Man on Lincoln¿s Nose"
2009
Was once again a featured subject in Raim's documentary "Something's Gonna Live"
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