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Welcome to the Harry Oliver archive! Below, you'll find material about the Old Mirage Salesman's influential Hollywood career, his architectural designs, et al. Expect this to grow as more contributions arrive — but we need your contributions of memorabilia, images and texts to fill in the holes. [hint, hint...] Join the Desert Rat Scrap Book discussion group and post or upload your goodies there. Enjoy —Ric

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Harry's Hollywood links
Harry Oliver was twice nominated for the first Academy Awards in set design / decoration. See the images below for enlarged pictures and links to relevant sites. Click on everything. There are some rich stories regarding Harry's career in cinema, and I'll root'em out as soon as I can. Some may even be true. If you know any, send'em in, eh? Harry's Internet Movie Database page. Harry's 1928 and 1929 Oscar nominations. (scroll down) Google-searches for Harry Oliver in Hollywood and Cinema A Gaslight Journal discussion of Harry and Expressionism. An essay on German Expressionist Cinema 1919-1933 * Mention of Harry's set design in an article on Frank Borzage. Mention of Harry's set design in review of Borzage's 7th HEAVEN. Mention of Harry's set design in article on Borzage's STREET ANGEL. Mention of Harry's set designs in article on Gustav Von Seyffertitz Mention of Harry's set design in article on Mary Pickford. Praise of Harry's set design on Mary Pickford's SPARROWS (and another) Citation of Harry's set direction in Mary Pickford's SPARROWS. Citation of Harry's set design in Frank Borzage's LUCKY STAR. Citation of Harry's art design in Murnau's CITY GIRL. (and another) RAISIN WINE, a filmed monologue of Harry Oliver. (scroll down) Harry's comments about working on VIVA VILLA! History, Thanksgiving 2002: I worked on a substantial expansion to this site but didn't get around to upgrading this Hollywood stuff then. Bother. (Update, Christmas 2002: some upgrading is done.) (Update, Valentine Day 2004: further expansion.)

Harry's Hollywood links

Harry Oliver was twice nominated for the first Academy Awards in set design / decoration. See the images below for enlarged pictures and links to relevant sites. Click on everything.

There are some rich stories regarding Harry's career in cinema, and I'll root'em out as soon as I can. Some may even be true. If you know any, send'em in, eh?

Harry's Internet Movie Database page.
Harry's 1928 and 1929 Oscar nominations. (scroll down)
Google-searches for Harry Oliver in Hollywood and Cinema
A Gaslight Journal discussion of Harry and Expressionism.
An essay on German Expressionist Cinema 1919-1933 *
Mention of Harry's set design in an article on Frank Borzage.
Mention of Harry's set design in review of Borzage's 7th HEAVEN.
Mention of Harry's set design in article on Borzage's STREET ANGEL.
Mention of Harry's set designs in article on Gustav Von Seyffertitz
Mention of Harry's set design in article on Mary Pickford.
Praise of Harry's set design on Mary Pickford's SPARROWS (and another)
Citation of Harry's set direction in Mary Pickford's SPARROWS.
Citation of Harry's set design in Frank Borzage's LUCKY STAR.
Citation of Harry's art design in Murnau's CITY GIRL. (and another)
RAISIN WINE, a filmed monologue of Harry Oliver. (scroll down)
Harry's comments about working on VIVA VILLA!

History, Thanksgiving 2002: I worked on a substantial expansion to this site but didn't get around to upgrading this Hollywood stuff then. Bother.
(Update, Christmas 2002: some upgrading is done.)
(Update, Valentine Day 2004: further expansion.)

Harry's Cinema Images
STREET ANGEL (1928 - art director)	WHITE WOMAN (1933 - art director)	VIVA VILLA! (1934 - art director)	OF HUMAN HEARTS (1938 - associate art director)

SPARROWS (1926) (set designer, Oscar nominee)
SPARROWS	from SPARROWS	from SPARROWS	from SPARROWS

SEVENTH HEAVEN (1927) (set designer, Oscar nominee)
from 7th HEAVEN	from 7th HEAVEN	from 7th HEAVEN	from 7th HEAVEN

LUCKY STAR (1929) (art directer)
LUCKY STAR	from LUCKY STAR	from LUCKY STAR	(coming soon)

SCARFACE (1932) (set designer)
SCARFACE	from SCARFACE		SCARFACE

MARK OF THE VAMPIRE (1935) (associate art director)
MARK OF THE VAMPIRE	from MARK o/t VAMPIRE	from MARK o/t VAMPIRE	MARK OF THE VAMPIRE

THE GOOD EARTH (1937) (associate art director)
THE GOOD EARTH	from THE GOOD EARTH	from THE GOOD EARTH	THE GOOD EARTH

Lindblade Photos (early 1960s)
Harry's OSCAR Nominations	The Good Earth	Harry and Charles Farrell, director of STREET ANGEL See the entire set!	Harry and Charles Farrell
Note (end of 2002): I'm currently trying (intermittantly) to track down more H.O. filmic images. Please be patient — or contribute your own images, eh? Update (early 2004): I managed to find a few images online. The quest for more continues. Excelsior!! Never give up hope! Or maybe you could send some?