William
Tuttle
1912
- 2007 |
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Der Maskenbildner William Tuttle gehörte in den 50er und 60er
Jahren zu den bedeutendsten Filmschaffenden seines Metiers und erhielt
den Übernamen "King of the Duplicators.
Bereits als Schüler musste er sich in die Welt der Erwachsenen
begeben, als er mit 15 die Schule abbrechen musste, um die Familie beim
Lebensunterhalt unterstützen zu können.
Aufgrund seiner musikalischen Fähigkeiten arbeitete er bald für
ein burleskes Orchester und schliesslich folgte eine eigene Band.
1929 ging er nach Hollywood, wo er schon bald bei den Fox Studios erste
Arbeit erhielt. Nach seinem Wechsel zu Twentieth Century Pictures wurde
er Lehrling bei Jack Dawn, dem Chef der Maskenbildner-Abteilung.
Seine Lehre schloss er schliesslich bei den MGM Studios ab und wurde
für erste Filme als Maskenbildner engagiert.
Zu seinen ersten Filmen als Maskenbildner gehören "The Good Earth"
(37), "The Youngest Profession" (43) und "Presenting Lily Mars" (43).
Ab 1950 avancierte William Tuttle zu einem der führenden Maskenbildner
Hollywoods und er arbeitete fast ausschliesslich für MGM. Nach dem
Rücktritt von Jack Dawn, der damals ebenfalls für MGM als Maskenbildner-Chef
arbeitete, übernahm William Tuttle die Leitung dieser Abteilung.
Zu seinen bekanntesten Filmen der 50er Jahre gehören "Father of
the Bride" (50), "The Great Caruso" (51), "An American in Paris" (51),
"It's a Big Country" (51), "Singin' in the Rain" (52), "Scaramouche" (52),
"Pat and Mike" (52), "The Prisoner of Zenda" (52), "Lili" (53), "Julius
Caesar" (53), "Kiss Me Kate" (53), "Valley of the Kings" (54), "Brigadoon"
(54), "The Cobweb" (55), "Kismet" (55), "Meet Me in Las Vegas" (56), "The
Swan" (56), "High Society" (56), "Lust for Life" (56), "Silk Stockings"
(57), ""Raintree County" (57), "Jailhouse Rock" (57), "Gigi" (58), "Cat
on a Hot Tin Roof" (58), "North by Northwest" (59) und "Tarzan, the Ape
Man" (59).
In den 60er Jahren setzte William Tuttle seine eindrucksvolle Laufbahn
erfolgreich fort und war weiterhin für viele populäre Filme als
Maskenbildner verantwortlich.
Zu den grossen Filmproduktionen dieser Jahre zählen "The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn" (60), "The Time Machine" (60), "Cimarron" (60), "The
4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (62), "The Wonderful World of the Brothers
Grimm" (62), "How the West Was Won" (62), "Mutiny on the Bounty" (62),
"The Prize" (63), "7 Faces of Dr. Lao" (64), "Viva Las Vegas" (64), "36
Hours" (65), "The Cincinnati Kid" (65), "Lady L" (65), "The Scorpio Letters"
(67), "Point Blank" (67), "Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?" (68),
"Ice Station Zebra" (68) und "Marlowe" (69).
Für seine eindrucksvolle Arbeit für den Film "7 Faces of
Dr. Lao" (64) wurde er 1965 mit dem Ehrenoscar ausgezeichnet. Er war damit
der erste Maskenbildner überhaupt, der mit einem Oscar ausgezeichnet
wurde.
Es sollte noch bis 1981 dauern, ehe die Arbeit der Maskenbildner in
einer eigenen Kategorie mit Oscars ausgezeichnet wurden.
In den kommenden Jahren wurden die filmischen Arbeiten von William
Tuttle seltener, aber weiterhin rückte er die Stars grosser Filme
ins rechte Licht. Dazu gehören "Myra Breckinridge" (70), "The Life
and Times of Judge Roy Bean" (72), "Young Frankenstein" (74), "Superman"
(75), "Babe" (75), "Silent Movie" (76), "Silver Streak" (76), "The World's
Greatest Lover" (77), "Resurrection" (80) und "Zorro, the Gay Blade" (81).
Weitere Filme von William Tuttle:
Slightly Dangerous (43) The Toast of New Orleans (50)
Summer Stock (50) A Life of Her Own (50) To Please a Lady (50) Dial 1119
(50) Two Weeks with Love (50) Kim (50) Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (50)
Watch the Birdie (50) The Magnificent Yankee (50) Pagan Love Song (50)
Grounds for Marriage (51) Vengeance Valley (51) Three Guys Named Mike (51)
Inside Straight (51) Mr. Imperium (51) Royal Wedding (51) The Red Badge
of Courage (51) Soldiers Three (51) Cause for Alarm! (51) Father's Little
Dividend (51) The Painted Hils (51) Go for Broke! (51) No Questions Asked
(51) Kind Lady (51) Excuse My Dust (51) Strictly Dishonorable (51) Rich,
Young and Pretty (51) Show Boat (51) The Law and the Lady (51) The Tall
Target (51) The Strip (51) The People Against O'Harra (51) Across the Wide
Missouri (51) Texas Carnival (51) Bannerline (51) Angels in the Outfield
(51) Callaway Went Thataway (51) The Unknown Man (51) Too Young to Kiss
(51) The Man with a Cloak (51) The Light Touch (52) Invitation (52) Lone
Star (52) The Belle of New York (52) Love Is Better Than Ever (52) Just
This Once (52) Carbine Williams (52) Young Man with Ideas (52) The Girl
in White (52) Skirts Ahoy! (52) Lovely to Look at (52) The Sellout (52)
You for Me (52) Shadow in the Sky (52) Holiday for Sinners (52) Fearless
Fagan (52) The Merry Widow (52) My Man and I (52) Because You're Mine (52)
Apache War Smoke (52) Plymouth Adventure (52) Desperate Search (52) Million
Dollar Mermaid (52) The Bad and the Beautiful (52) Above and Beyond (52)
The Clown (53) The Naked Spur (53) Rogue's March (53) The Story of Three
Loves (53) Battle Circus (53) I Love Melvin (53) The Girl Who Had Everything
(53) Jeopardy (53) Small Town Girl (53) Bright Road (53) Cry of the Hunted
(53) Remains to Be Seen (53) Scandal at Scourie (53) Young Bess (53) Dangerous
When Wet (53) Dream Wife (53) Arena (53) The Band Wagon (53) Ride, Vaquero!
(53) Latin Lovers (53) The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (53) Half a Hero (53)
The Actress (53) Torch Song (53) Take the High Ground! (53) All the Brothers
Were Valiant (53) Easy to Love (53) Give a Girl a Break (53) Escape from
Fort Bravo (53) The Long, Long Trailer (53) Tennessee Champ (54) Gypsy
Colt (54) Rose Marie (54) Rhapsody (54) Executive Suite (54) Prisoner of
War (54) Men of the Fightin Lady (54) The Student Prince (54) Seven Brides
for Seven Brothers (54) Her Twelve Men (54) Rogue Cop (54) Athena (54)
The Last Time I Saw Paris (54) Green Fire (54) Many Rivers to Cross (55)
Hit the Deck (55) Blackboard Jungle (55) The Glass Slipper (55) Interrupted
Melody (55) The Prodigal (55) Love Me or Leave Me (55) Moonfleet (55) The
Scarlet Coat (55) The King's Thief (55) It's Always Fair Weather (55) The
Marauders (55) Trial (55) The Tender Trap (55) It's a Dog's Life (55) I'll
Cry Tomorrow (55) Ransom! (56) Forbidden Planet (56) Tribute to a Bad Man
(56) The Last Hunt (56) Gaby (56) The Catered Affair (56) Somegody Up There
Likes Me (56) The Fastest Gun Alive (56) These Wilder Years (56) The Power
and the Prize (56) Tea and Sympathy (56) The Opposite Sex (56) The Rack
(56) The Great American Pastime (56) The Teahouse of the August Moon (56)
Slander (57) The Wings of Eagles (57) Hot Summer Night (57) Ten Thousand
Bedrooms (57) Something of Value (57) This Could Be the Night (57) Designin
Woman (57) Gun Glory (57) Tip on a Dead Jockey (57) The Hired Gun (57)
Les Girls (57) Until They Sail (57) Don't Go Near the Water (57) Merry
Andrew (58) The Brothers Karamazov (58) Saddle the Wind (58) Handle with
Care (58) The Sheepman (58) The High Cost of Loving (58) Serie "The Thin
Man: The Art of Murder" (58) High School Confidential! (58) The Law and
Jake Wade (58) Imitation General (58) The Badlanders (58) Torpedo Run (58)
Party Girl (58) The Tunnel of Love (58) Some Came Running (58) Andy Hardy
Comes Home (58) Mission of Danger (59) Serie "Northwest Passage" (58-59)
Green Mansions (59) Count Your Blessings (59) The World, the Flesh and
the Devil (59) Ask Any Girl (59) Watusi (59) The Big Circus (59) It Started
with a Kiss (59) The Wreck of the Mary Deare (59) Never So Few (59) The
Gazebo (59) Home from the Hill (60) Please Don't Eat the Daisies (60)
Bells Are Ringing (60) The Subterraneans (60) All the Fine Young Cannibals
(60) Key Witness (60) Where the Boys Are (60) Serie "National Velvet: The
Colt" (61) Serie "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" (59-61) Go Naked in
the World (61) Atlantis, the Lost Continent (61) Two Loves (61) The Honeymoon
Machine (61) Ada (61) Fury River (61) A Thunder of Drums (61) Bachelor
in Paradise (61) Sweet Bird of Youth (62) All Fall Down (62) Ride the High
Country (62) Boys' Night Out (62) Two Weeks in Another Town (62) Period
of Adjustment (62) Billy Rose's Jumbo (62) The Hook (63) The Courtship
of Eddie's Father (63) It Happened at the World's Fair (63) A Ticklish
Affair (63) Hootenanny Hoot (63) Twilight of Honor (63) Sunday in New York
(63) The Wheeler Dealers (63) A Global Affair (64) Kissin' Cousins (64)
Mail Order Bride (64) Serie "Twilight Zone" (60-62) Honeymoon Hotel (64)
Advance to the Rear (64) The Unsinkable Molly Brown (64) Looking for Love
(64) Quick Before It Melts (64) The Outrage (64) The Americanization of
Emily (64) Your Cheatin' Heart (64) Get Yourself a College Girl (64) Signpost
to Murder (64) The Rounders (65) Serie "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Hong
Kong Shilling Affair" (65) Girl Happy (65) Joy in the Morning (65) The
Sandpiper (65) Zebra in the Kitchen (65) Once a Thief (65) Clarence, the
Cros-Eyed Lion (65) The Money Trap (65) When the Boys Meet the Girls (65)
Harum Scarum (65) A Patch of Blue (65) 7 Women (66) Made in Paris (66)
The Singing Nun (66) The Glass Bottom Boat (66) Hold On! (66) Mister Buddwing
(66) Spinout (66) Penelope (66) The Venetian Affair (67) Hot Rods to Hell
(67) Return of the Gunfighter (67) Riot on Sunset Strip (67) Double Trouble
(67) Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (67) Welcome to Hard Times (67)
Don't Make Waves (67) The Love-Ins (67) The Fastest Guitar Alive (67) The
Last Challenge (67) Sol Madrid (68) The Power (68) Stay Away, Joe (68)
Speedway (68) A Time to Sing (68) The Legend of Lylah Clare (68) The Young
Runaways (68) Live a Little, Love a Little (68) The Split (68) Heaven with
a Gun (69) The Maltese Bippy (69) Angel, Angel, Down We Go (69) The Gypsy
Moths (69) The Trouble with Girls (69) The Extraordinary Seaman (69) 80
Steps to Jonah (69) ...tick...tick...tick... (70) The Hawaiians (70) The
Moonshine War (70) Zigzag (70) The Phantom Tollbooth (70) What's the Matter
with Helen? (71) Necromancy (72) Moon of the Wolf (72) Goodnight, My Love
(72) The Night Strangler (73) So Evil, My Sister (74) The Phantom of Hollywood
(74) Logan's Run (76) Woman of the Year (76) The Greatest (77) The Fury
(78) An Anemy of the People (78) Same Time, Next Year (78) Love at First
Bite (79) Bogie (80) The People vs. Jean Harris (81) The Fantasy Film Worlds
of George Pal (85) |