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Merrill Pye(1902-1975)

  • Art Director
  • Music Department
  • Art Department
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Merrill Pye was born on 14 August 1902 in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA. He was an art director, known for La Mort aux trousses (1959), Des agents très spéciaux (1964) and Ziegfeld Follies (1945). He was married to Doris Simons, Natalie Draper, Patricia Avery and Mary Halsey. He died on 17 November 1975 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornAugust 14, 1902
DiedNovember 17, 1975(73)
BornAugust 14, 1902
DiedNovember 17, 1975(73)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 4 nominations total

Known for

La Mort aux trousses (1959)
La Mort aux trousses
8.3
  • Art Director
  • 1959
Robert Vaughn and David McCallum in Des agents très spéciaux (1964)
Des agents très spéciaux
7.7
TV Series
  • Art Director
Lucille Ball in Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Ziegfeld Follies
6.4
  • Art Director
  • 1945
Angela Lansbury and Tuesday Weld in The Eleventh Hour (1962)
The Eleventh Hour
7.6
TV Series
  • Art Director

Credits

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Art Director



  • They Call It Murder (1971)
    They Call It Murder
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Amnésie totale (1971)
    Amnésie totale
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1971
  • Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971)
    Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1971
  • Bracken's World (1969)
    Bracken's World
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1969–1970
  • Hope Lange and Edward Mulhare in Madame et son fantôme (1968)
    Madame et son fantôme
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • Diahann Carroll and Marc Copage in Julia (1968)
    Julia
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1968–1969
  • Rowan & Martin at the Movies
    5.4
    Short
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • Brooke Bundy and Kevin Coughlin in The Young Runaways (1968)
    The Young Runaways
    5.3
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • George Hamilton, Richard Carlson, Arthur O'Connell, and Suzanne Pleshette in La guerre des cerveaux (1968)
    La guerre des cerveaux
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • Ralph Taeger in Hondo (1967)
    Hondo
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Hondo (1967)
    Hondo
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Roy Orbison in The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)
    The Fastest Guitar Alive
    4.3
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Elvis Presley in Croisière surprise (1967)
    Croisière surprise
    5.1
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Mimsy Farmer, Michael Evans, Schuyler Hayden, Laurie Mock, Hortense Petra, and Tim Rooney in Riot on Sunset Strip (1967)
    Riot on Sunset Strip
    5.0
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Terreur au Km. (1966)
    Terreur au Km.
    5.4
    • Art Director
    • 1966

Music Department



  • Lucille Ball in Meet the People (1944)
    Meet the People
    5.7
    • musical presentation
    • 1944
  • Broadway Rhythm (1944)
    Broadway Rhythm
    5.9
    • musical presentation
    • 1944
  • Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Tommy Dorsey in Fou de girls (1943)
    Fou de girls
    6.8
    • musical presentation
    • 1943
  • Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra in Mademoiselle ma femme (1943)
    Mademoiselle ma femme
    6.1
    • musical presentation
    • 1943
  • Lucille Ball and Red Skelton in La Du Barry était une dame (1943)
    La Du Barry était une dame
    6.2
    • musical presentation
    • 1943
  • Judy Garland and Van Heflin in Lily Mars vedette (1943)
    Lily Mars vedette
    6.8
    • musical presentation
    • 1943
  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in Pour moi et ma mie (1942)
    Pour moi et ma mie
    7.0
    • musical presentation
    • 1942
  • Ben Blue, Rags Ragland, Red Skelton, and Ann Sothern in Panama Hattie (1942)
    Panama Hattie
    5.9
    • musical presentation
    • 1942
  • Eleanor Powell, Tommy Dorsey, and Red Skelton in Croisière mouvementée (1942)
    Croisière mouvementée
    6.4
    • musical presentation
    • 1942
  • Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Débuts à Broadway (1941)
    Débuts à Broadway
    6.6
    • musical presentation
    • 1941
  • Nelson Eddy and Risë Stevens in The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
    The Chocolate Soldier
    6.0
    • musical presentation
    • 1941
  • Robert Young and Ann Sothern in Divorce en musique (1941)
    Divorce en musique
    6.4
    • musical presentation
    • 1941
  • Judy Garland, James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, and Lana Turner in La danseuse des Folies Ziegfeld (1941)
    La danseuse des Folies Ziegfeld
    6.7
    • musical presentation
    • 1941
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Chante mon amour (1940)
    Chante mon amour
    5.7
    • musical presentation
    • 1940
  • Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Paul Whiteman in En avant la musique (1940)
    En avant la musique
    6.8
    • musical presentation
    • 1940

Art Department



  • Kay Kyser and Marilyn Maxwell in La Fièvre du swing (1943)
    La Fièvre du swing
    5.9
    • associate art director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Place au rythme (1939)
    Place au rythme
    6.3
    • associate art director
    • 1939
  • James Stewart and Joan Crawford in La féerie de la glace (1939)
    La féerie de la glace
    5.2
    • scenic effects: Cinderella finale
    • 1939
  • Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Luise Rainer in Le grand Ziegfeld (1936)
    Le grand Ziegfeld
    6.6
    • associate art director
    • 1936
  • Brian Aherne and Joan Crawford in Vivre sa vie (1935)
    Vivre sa vie
    5.9
    • associate art director
    • 1935
  • Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody 1936: Naissance d'une étoile (1935)
    Broadway Melody 1936: Naissance d'une étoile
    6.7
    • associate art director
    • 1935
  • Jean Harlow and William Powell in Imprudente jeunesse (1935)
    Imprudente jeunesse
    6.4
    • associate art director
    • 1935
  • David Copperfield (1935)
    David Copperfield
    7.3
    • associate art director
    • 1935
  • Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper in L'île au trésor (1934)
    L'île au trésor
    7.1
    • associate art director
    • 1934
  • Madge Evans and Otto Kruger in Paris Interlude (1934)
    Paris Interlude
    5.8
    • associate art director
    • 1934
  • Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Men in White (1934)
    Men in White
    6.3
    • assistant art director
    • 1934
  • Un certain jeune homme (1928)
    Un certain jeune homme
    4.0
    • set designer
    • 1928
  • Harry Carey, Dolores Del Río, and Ralph Forbes in La piste de 98 (1928)
    La piste de 98
    7.0
    • settings
    • 1928
  • Bringing Up Father (1928)
    Bringing Up Father
    5.7
    • set designer
    • 1928
  • William Haines in The Smart Set (1928)
    The Smart Set
    6.3
    • sets
    • 1928

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 14, 1902
    • Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
  • Died
    • November 17, 1975
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Doris SimonsSeptember 8, 1957 - April 1968 (divorced)

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    Art director, who spent most of his career at MGM (1925-68). Did his best work on Hitchcock's La Mort aux trousses (1959) and for television, notably on La quatrième dimension (1959) and Des agents très spéciaux (1964).

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