Dale Hennesy(1926-1981)

Art Director
Production Designer
Art Department

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Dale Hennesy was born on 24 August 1926 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Dale was an art director and production designer, known for L'Âge de cristal (1976), Frankenstein junior (1974) and Annie (1982). Dale died on 20 July 1981 in Encino, California, USA.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, and Roscoe Lee Browne in L'Âge de cristal (1976)

L'Âge de cristal

6.8

Art Director

1976

Teri Garr, Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, and Peter Boyle in Frankenstein junior (1974)

Frankenstein junior

8.0

Production Designer

1974

Aileen Quinn in Annie (1982)

6.6

Production Designer

1982

King Kong (1976)

6.0

Production Designer

1976

Credits

Art Director

La planète contre un milliard
5.1
TV Movie
- Art Director
- 1979
Du feu dans le ciel
5.9
TV Movie
- Art Director
- 1978
L'Âge de cristal
6.8
- Art Director
- 1976
La Bataille de la planète des singes
5.4
- Art Director (as Dale Hennessy)
- 1973
La Chasse aux Dollars
6.2
- Art Director
- 1973
L'Inspecteur Harry
7.7
- Art Director
- 1971
The Christian Licorice Store
5.1
- Art Director (as Dale Hennessy)
- 1971
Simon, King of the Witches
5.8
- Art Director
- 1971
Sur la piste du crime
7.4
TV Series
- Art Director
- 1970
Cover Me Babe
4.4
- Art Director
- 1970
Adam at Six A.M.
5.7
- Art Director
- 1970
The Man from the 25th Century
5.2
TV Short
- Art Director (uncredited)
- 1968
F comme Flint
6.1
- Art Director
- 1967
Le Voyage fantastique
6.8
- Art Director
- 1966
L'Encombrant Mr. John
5.0
- Art Director
- 1965

Production Designer

Annie
6.6
- Production Designer
- 1982
Le concours
6.6
- Production Designer
- 1980
Sacré Moïse
4.8
- Production Designer
- 1980
L'île sanglante
5.3
- Production Designer
- 1980
Du feu dans le ciel
5.9
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1978
Les guerriers de l'enfer
6.6
- Production Designer
- 1978
King Kong
6.0
- Production Designer
- 1976
L'Âge de cristal
6.8
- Production Designer (uncredited)
- 1976
Frankenstein junior
8.0
- Production Designer
- 1974
Woody et les robots
7.1
- Production Designer
- 1973
Time to Run
6.4
- Production Designer
- 1973
Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur le sexe... sans jamais oser le demander
6.7
- Production Designer
- 1972
Prête-moi ton mari
6.8
- Production Designer
- 1964
Oui ou non avant le mariage ?
6.0
- Production Designer
- 1963

Art Department

Personal details

Alternative name
- Dale Hennessy
Born
- August 24, 1926
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Died
- July 20, 1981
- Encino, California, USA
Children
- Carolyn Hennesy
Relatives
Other works
Scenic Designer for Shipstads and Johnson "Ice Follies" (touring ice skating show), with offices based in Los Angeles, California

Did you know

Trivia
Father of Carolyn Hennesy

Quotes
It's my job - and my pleasure - to make a picture look as good as possible. So it was a pleasure to design the futuristic sets for "Logan's Run" and the waterfall scene for "King Kong". But if a picture doesn't have a good story, all the beautiful sets in the world won't save it.

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