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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) 


 
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