Anton Grot
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Anton Grot was a prominent Polish-born art director and production designer in Hollywood’s Golden Age, known for his influential visual style on numerous Warner Bros. films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish emigrant to the United States
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art director ⓘ person ⓘ production designer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Academy Award for Best Art Direction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Antoni Franciszek Groszewski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Poland
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1884-02-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1974-03-21 ⓘ |
| employer | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Hollywood Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art direction
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production design ⓘ |
| filmStudioAffiliation | Warner Bros. Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Hollywood studio films ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
visual identity of Warner Bros. films in the 1930s
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visual identity of Warner Bros. films in the 1940s ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Polish ⓘ |
| name | Anton Grot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityAtBirth | Polish ⓘ |
| notableEmployerEra |
Warner Bros. in the 1930s
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Warner Bros. in the 1940s ⓘ |
| notableFor | influential visual style in Hollywood’s Golden Age ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anthony Adverse
NERFINISHED
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Captain Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ The Life of Emile Zola NERFINISHED ⓘ The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sea Hawk NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sea Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfOscarNominations | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
art director
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production designer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kiełczew, Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Laguna Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| styleCharacteristic |
elaborate, atmospheric set designs
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expressionistic use of light and shadow ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Errol Flynn
NERFINISHED
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Michael Curtiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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