One of the first films that Italian art director Gabriel Scognamillo (1906 - 1974) worked on was Jean Renoir's provocative 1931 film "La Chienne". Two years later he had moved to Hollywood where one of his first films there was MGM's production of "The Merry Widow" (1934) with Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald. 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. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Jean Renoir Jean Renoir (September 15, 1894 – February 12, 1979), born in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France was a film director. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... La Chienne is a 1931 drama film by director Jean Renoir. ... ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... For the ballet, see The Merry Widow (ballet). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... French singer Maurice Chevalier with stars of Helizapoppin at Expo 67, in Montreal, Quebec. ... Jeanette MacDonald Jeanette MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was a singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose Marie, and Maytime). ...

Scognamillo also worked on several in the Andy Hardy, Maisie and Dr. Kildare series of films. Some of his efforts in the 50s include "The Great Caruso" in 1951 and "The Story of Three Loves" in 1953, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. Andy Hardy was a fictional character played by Mickey Rooney in an extremely successful series of films, produced by MGM, over a period of 10 years from 1937 to 1947. ... Dr. James Kildare was the primary character in a series of American theatrical films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, an early 1950s radio series, and a 1960s television series of the same name. ... There is also the compilation album The Great Caruso The Great Caruso is a 1951 film starring Mario Lanza and Ann Blyth. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The Story of Three Loves original movie poster The Story of Three Loves, also known as Equilibrium, is a 1953 romantic portmanteau film made by MGM. It consists of three loosely linked separate stories, The Jealous Lover, Mademoiselle and Equilibrium. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 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. ...

One of his final films was the imaginative George Pal fantasy, "The 7 Faces of Dr Lao" in 1964. George Pál (February 1, 1908 - May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-born American animator and film producer. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...