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Maurice Ransford

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Occupation
  
Art director

Years active
  
1940-1961


Name
  
Maurice Ransford

Role
  
Film Art Director

Born
  
August 3, 1896 (
1896-08-03
)
Terre Haute, Indiana

Died
  
August 25, 1968, San Diego, California, United States

Nominations
  
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Art directed
  
Leave Her to Heaven, Lifeboat

Similar People
  
Lyle R Wheeler, Leon Shamroy, James B Clark, Ben Ames Williams, John M Stahl

Maurice Ransford (August 3, 1896 – August 25, 1968) was an American art director. He was nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction.

He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana and died in San Diego.

Selected filmography

Ransford was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Art Direction:

  • Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
  • The Foxes of Harrow (1947)
  • Titanic (1953)
  • References

    Maurice Ransford Wikipedia