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Albert Brenner began his career as a designer of window displays for many of NYC's large department stores. During the 1950s, he also created the sets for numerous live TV productions. He moved to L.A. in the early 1960s and entered films with "The Hustler" and "Hey, Let's Twist" (both 1961). Many of his early films were hard-boiled action features, such as "Point Blank" (1967) and "Bullitt" (1968), but Brenner eased into light comedy with "Silent Movie" (1975), "The Goodbye Girl" (1977) and other features written by Neil Simon and science-fiction with "Capricorn One" (1978)....
Full Bio
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Milestones
Filmography
Georgia Rule
- ( Production Designer
/ 2007
/ Released /
)
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
- ( Production Designer
/ 2004
/ Released /
)
2010
- ( Production Designer
/ 2000
/ Released /
)
Dear God
- ( Production Designer
/ 1996
/ Released /
)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
- ( Production Designer
/ 1995
/ Released /
)
The Program
- ( Production Designer
/ 1993
/ Released /
)
Mr. Saturday Night
- ( Production Designer
/ 1992
/ Released /
Ascii Pictures
)
Backdraft
- ( Production Designer
/ 1991
/ Released /
)
Frankie and Johnny
- ( Production Designer
/ 1991
/ Released /
)
Pretty Woman
- ( Production Designer
/ 1990
/ Released /
Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide
)
Beaches
- ( Production Designer
/ 1988
/ Released /
)
The Presidio
- ( Production Designer
/ 1988
/ Released /
)
The Monster Squad
- ( Production Designer
/ 1987
/ Released /
)
Running Scared
- ( Production Designer
/ 1986
/ Released /
)
The Morning After
- ( Production Designer
/ 1986
/ Released /
Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide
)
Sweet Dreams
- ( Production Designer
/ 1985
/ Released /
)
Unfaithfully Yours
- ( Production Designer
/ 1984
/ Released /
)
Max Dugan Returns
- ( Production Designer
/ 1983
/ Released /
Fox Films, Ltd.
)
Two of A Kind
- ( Production Designer
/ 1983
/ Released /
)
I Ought to Be in Pictures
- ( Production Designer
/ 1982
/ Released /
)
Only When I Laugh
- ( Production Designer
/ 1981
/ Released /
)
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
- ( Production Designer
/ 1981
/ Released /
)
Divine Madness
- ( Production Designer
/ 1980
/ Released /
)
Hero at Large
- ( Production Designer
/ 1980
/ Released /
)
California Suite
- ( Production Designer
/ 1978
/ Released /
)
Capricorn One
- ( Production Designer
/ 1978
/ Released /
)
Coma
- ( Production Designer
/ 1978
/ Released /
)
The Goodbye Girl
- ( Production Designer
/ 1977
/ Released /
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
)
The Turning Point
- ( Production Designer
/ 1977
/ Released /
)
Peeper
- ( Production Designer
/ 1976
/ Released /
)
Silent Movie
- ( Production Designer
/ 1976
/ Released /
)
The Missouri Breaks
- ( Production Designer
/ 1976
/ Released /
)
The Master Gunfighter
- ( Production Designer
/ 1975
/ Released /
)
The Sunshine Boys
- ( Production Designer
/ 1975
/ Released /
)
Bank Shot
- ( Art Director(- art direction)
/ 1974
/ Released /
United Artists Pictures Inc.
)
Zandy's Bride
- ( Production Designer
/ 1974
/ Released /
)
Scarecrow
- ( Production Designer
/ 1973
/ Released /
)
The Other
- ( Production Designer
/ 1972
/ Released /
)
Trouble Man
- ( Art Director(- art direction)
/ 1972
/ Released /
)
Brother John
- ( Art Director(- art direction)
/ 1971
/ Released /
)
Summer of '42
- ( Production Designer
/ 1971
/ Released /
)
T. R. Baskin
- ( Art Director(- art direction)
/ 1971
/ Released /
)
Some Kind of a Nut
- ( Art Director(- art direction)
/ 1969
/ Released /
)
Where It's At
- ( Art Director(- art direction)
/ 1969
/ Released /
)
Bullitt
- ( Art Director(- art direction)
/ 1968
/ Released /
)
Luv
- ( Production Designer
/ 1967
/ Released /
)
Point Blank
- ( Art Director(- art direction)
/ 1967
/ Released /
)
The Happening
- ( Art Director(- art direction)
/ 1967
/ Released /
)
Fail Safe
- ( Art Director(- art direction)
/ 1964
/ Released /
)
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
- ( Art Director(- art direction)
/ 1964
/ Released /
Walter Reade
)
Ladybug, Ladybug
- ( Art Director(- art direction)
/ 1963
/ Released /
)
Hey, Let's Twist!
- ( Art Director(- art direction)
/ 1962
/ Released /
Paramount Pictures
)
The Connection
- ( Art Director(- art direction)
/ 1962
/ Released /
Film-Makers Distribution Center
)
The Hustler
- ( Art Assistant(- art direction associate)
/ 1961
/ Released /
)
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Albert Brenner began his career as a designer of window displays for many of NYC's large department stores. During the 1950s, he also created the sets for numerous live TV productions. He moved to L.A. in the early 1960s and entered films with "The Hustler" and "Hey, Let's Twist" (both 1961). Many of his early films were hard-boiled action features, such as "Point Blank" (1967) and "Bullitt" (1968), but Brenner eased into light comedy with "Silent Movie" (1975), "The Goodbye Girl" (1977) and other features written by Neil Simon and science-fiction with "Capricorn One" (1978). He has received five Oscar nominations for "The Sunshine Boys" (1975), "The Turning Point" (1977), "California Suite" (1978), "2010" (1984) and "Beaches" (1988).
Profession(s):
production designer, professor, window displayer, sculptor
Sometimes Credited As:
Family
daughter:Faye Peake (mother, Brenner's first wife)
daughter:Mara Brenner (mother, Brenner's first wife)
daughter:Rachel Brenner (mother, Brenner's first wife)
son:David Brenner (mother, Brenner's first wife)
wife:Susan Brenner (second marriage; married on May 4, 1991)
Education
New York School of Industrial Arts New York, New York
School of Drama, Yale University New Haven, Connecticut
Milestones
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1972 First major TV production, "Rolling Man"
1961 Moved to Hollywood; first film as production designer, "The Hustler"
Taught scene and costume design at University of Kansas City
Moved to NYC; designed window displays for department stores
Designed productions for live TV
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