Person Details

Birthday: 1979-03-07 09:31:50

Death: 1956-11-27 09:31:50

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 21

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia Hugo Ballin NA (March 7, 1879 – November 27, 1956) was born in New York City and studied at the Art Students League of New York. When the Wisconsin State Capital was built in the early 20th Century, Ballin created 26 murals for its interior. In 1917 he began working for Goldwyn Pictures in New Jersey as an art director and production designer and in 1921 he moved to Los Angeles at the request of Samuel Goldwyn. He was soon also directing, writing, and producing silent films for his own production company. He was married to the actress Mabel Croft Ballin. When Hollywood began making talking pictures, Ballin left the film industry to return to his first career as a classically trained artist. He became one of the foremost muralists in the Los Angeles area, producing murals which still stand at landmark locations such as Griffith Observatory, Wilshire Boulevard Temple, LA County General Hospital (now known as Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center), and Burbank City Hall. Ballin was made a National Academician in 1940. He is buried in Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica.

Most Famous Work

The Love of Sunya
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The Love of Sunya

(1927) Art Direction
Lord and Lady Algy
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Lord and Lady Algy

(1919) Art Direction
Vanity Fair
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Vanity Fair

(1923) Writer
The Cinderella Man
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The Cinderella Man

(1917) Production Design
Peck's Bad Girl
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Peck's Bad Girl

(1918) Art Direction
The Turn of the Wheel
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The Turn of the Wheel

(1918) Art Direction
Upstairs
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Upstairs

(1919) Art Direction
A Perfect Lady
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A Perfect Lady

(1918) Art Direction

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1923 Himself - Celebrity Director (uncredited)
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Art

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1925 Writer
1923 Writer
1920 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1925 Director
1923 Director
1920 Director
1917 Director
Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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