E. Preston Ames (1906 - 1983) first made inroads into Hollywood when he was a draftsman working on "The Wizard of Oz" in 1939. Within five years he had become a fully fledged art director. 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... This is about drafting, the art and science of technical drawing. ... The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 musical fantasy film based on L. Frank Baums turn-of-the-century childrens story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which a resourceful American girl is snatched up by a Kansas tornado and deposited in a fantastic land of witches, talking... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The term art director, is an overall title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games. ...

In a career spanning nearly 40 years, Ames won 2 Oscars (for "An American in Paris" in 1951 and "Gigi" in 1958) and was nominated an additional six times. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... An American in Paris is a symphonic composition by American composer George Gershwin which debuted in 1928. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Gigi is a 1945 novel by the French sentimental romance writer Colette about a wealthy cultured man of fashion who discovers that he is in love with a young Parisian girl who is being groomed for a career as a grande cocotte, and eventually marries her. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Among the highlights of his career were creating the mystical town of "Brigadoon" in 1954, recreating the Titanic in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" in 1964, mocking up an airport for the film of the same name in 1970 and reducing Los Angeles to rubble in "Earthquake" in 1974. DVD cover Brigadoon is a musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, first produced in 1947. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up titanic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a musical play which tells the fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown, whose husband made a fortune in the Colorado gold mines, and who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energy in the crust that propagates seismic waves. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

External links

• E. Preston Ames at the Internet Movie Database