{{short description|American art director}} {{for|the American physicist|Henry A. Bumstead}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = |birth_name = Lloyd Henry Bumstead | birth_date = {{Birth date|1915|03|17}} | birth_place = [[Ontario, California]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|05|24|1915|03|17}} | death_place = [[Pasadena, California]] | othername = | yearsactive = | spouse = | parents = | website = | occupation = Art director, production designer }} '''Lloyd Henry "Bummy" Bumstead''' (March 17, 1915 – May 24, 2006) was an American cinematic [[Art director#Film|art director]] and [[production designer]]. In a career that spanned nearly 70 years, Bumstead began as a draftsman in [[RKO Pictures]]' art department and later served as an art director or production designer on more than 90 feature films. He won [[Academy Awards]] for [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]] for ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' (1962) and ''[[The Sting]]'' (1973). He was also nominated for Academy Awards for his work on ''[[Vertigo (film)|Vertigo]]'' (1958) and ''[[Unforgiven]]'' (1992).
After attending the [[University of Southern California]], he began working at [[RKO Pictures]] in 1937. His career was interrupted by military service during [[World War II]]. He worked at [[Paramount Pictures]] in the 1940s and 1950s and at [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] in the 1960s and 1970s. He collaborated with [[George Roy Hill]] and [[Clint Eastwood]] on multiple films. His final work, at age 91, was on Eastwood's ''[[Flags of Our Fathers (film)|Flags of Our Fathers]]'' (2006).
==Early years== Bumstead was born in 1915 in [[Ontario, California]], 35 miles east of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Henry Bumstead |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/henry-bumstead-480402.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706135309/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/henry-bumstead-480402.html |archive-date=2022-07-06 |access-date=2025-04-16 |work=The Independent |language=en-GB |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |date=2006-05-27 |title=Henry Bumstead, 91; Veteran Film Production Designer |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-may-27-me-bumstead27-story.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-02-05 |title=Henry Bumstead 90th Anniversary Tribute {{!}} Below the Line |url=https://www.btlnews.com/community/henry-bumstead-90th-anniversary-tribute/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=en-US}}</ref> His father operated L.G. Bumstead & Company, a sporting goods store, and his mother was a teacher. In high school, he was captain of the football, team, student body president, and class valedictorian.<ref name=Horton>{{cite book|title=Henry Bumstead and the World of Hollywood Art Direction|author=Andrew Horton|publisher=University of Texas Press|year=2010|isbn=9780292779617}}</ref>
He received a scholarship to the [[University of Southern California]] where he studied architecture. He also played football and ran hurdles for the track team.<ref name=Horton/>
==Film career== ===RKO and Paramount=== Bumstead interned with [[RKO Pictures]] in 1935 while still a student at USC.<ref name=Horton/> In 1937, he went to work as a draftsman RKO's art department.<ref name=LAT/> He received his first screen credit for set design for the 1944 feature ''[[The Story of Dr. Wassell]]''.<ref name=AFI/>
Bumstead's career was interrupted by service in the Navy during [[World War II]]. After the war, he joined [[Paramount Pictures]] where he worked and studied under the noted art directors, [[Hans Dreier]] and [[Roland Anderson]]. Bumtead's first film as an art director was the 1948 feature ''[[Saigon (1948 film)|Saigon]]''.<ref name=LAT/> Early works also included ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba (1952 film)|Come Back, Little Sheba]]'' (1952 film) and ''[[The Bridges at Toko-Ri]]'' (1952).
Later in the 1950s, Bumstead worked on two [[Alfred Hitchcock]] features: ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]'' (1956) and ''[[Vertigo (film)|Vertigo]]'' (1958). He received his first Academy Award nomination for ''Vertigo''.<ref>{{cite web|title=the 31st Academy Awards|work=Oscars.org|access-date=September 16, 2020|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1959}}</ref> In a tribute to Bumstead, the Art Directors Guild said of his work on ''Vertigo'': "Though shot in Technicolor, the film's settings masterfully captured a film-noir style and atmosphere."<ref name=ADG/> He again collaborated with Hitchcock on ''[[Topaz (1969 film)|Topaz]]'' (1969) and ''[[Family Plot]]'' (1976).
===Universal=== Bumstead left Paramount for [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] in 1961. He won the Academy Award for art direction for his work on ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' (1962).<ref>{{cite web|title=the 35th Academy Awards 1963|work=Oscars.org|access-date=September 16, 2020|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1963}}</ref> Film historian Michael Stephens wrote: "Bumstead's sets not only captured the style of a small town in the South, but also the atmosphere of repression and danger that hovers over the story."<ref name=ADG/> Other significant works during Bumstead's years at Universal included ''[[Father Goose (film)|Father Goose]]'' (1964), ''[[The Secret War of Harry Frigg]]'' (1968), and ''[[The Front Page (1974 film)|The Front Page]]'' (1974).
===Hill collaboration=== In the 1970s, Bumstead began a lengthy collaboration with director [[George Roy Hill]] that was highlighted by ''[[The Sting]]'' (1973). The film won the Academy Award for best picture, and Bumstead and Hill also received Academy Awards for best director and best art direction.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 46th Academy Awards 1974|work=Oscars.org|access-date=September 16, 2020|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1974}}</ref> Bumstead's relationship with Hill extended into the late 1980s and included ''[[Slaughterhouse-Five (film)|Slaughterhouse-Five]]'' (1972), ''[[The Great Waldo Pepper]]'' (1975), ''[[Slap Shot]]'' (1977), ''[[A Little Romance]]'' (1979), ''[[The World According to Garp (film)|The World According to Garp]]'' (1982), ''[[The Little Drummer Girl (film)|The Little Drummer Girl]]'' (1984), and ''[[Funny Farm (film)|Funny Farm]]'' (1988).<ref name=AFI/>
===Eastwood collaboration=== Bumstead began a long professional relationship with [[Clint Eastwood]] on the 1972 western ''[[Joe Kidd]]''. The following year, Eastwood hired Bumstead for his directorial debut in ''[[High Plains Drifter]]'' (1973). The two worked together on a total of 13 films, including ''[[Unforgiven]]'' (1992), ''[[Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (film)|Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]]'' (1997), ''[[Space Cowboys]]'' (2000), ''[[Blood Work (film)|Blood Work]]'' (2002), ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]'' (2003), and ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]'' (2004).<ref name=ADG/>
Bumstead's final collaboration with Eastwood was on ''[[Flags of Our Fathers (film)|Flags of Our Fathers]]'' and ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]''. Bumstead was 91 years old during the production, and the films were released after Bumstead's death. ''Flags of Our Fathers'' includes a dedication to "Bummy" in tribute to Bumstead.
==Family and honors== Bumstead was married to his wife, Lena, for 23 years. He had three sons: Robert, Marty, and Steven.<ref name=LAT/>
In 1996, Bumstead received the [[Art Directors Guild]]'s lifetime achievement award.<ref name=ADG/> He was also inducted into the [[Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame]].
He died in May 2006 at age 91.<ref name=LAT>{{cite news|title=Henry Bumstead, 91; Veteran Film Production Designer|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=May 27, 2006|page=B16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59412656/henry-bumstead-91-veteran-film/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He was posthumously inducted into the [[Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame]] in 2009.
==Filmography== All entries are sourced to the [[American Film Institute]]'s Henry Bumstead Filmography unless otherwise noted.<ref name=AFI>{{cite web|title=Henry Bumstead Filmography|publisher=American Film Institute|access-date=September 16, 2020|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Person/69144-Henry-Bumstead?isMiscCredit=False}}</ref> {{Div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[The Story of Dr. Wassell]]'' (1944, set design) * ''[[Saigon (1948 film)|Saigon]]'' (1948, art director) * ''[[The Sainted Sisters]]'' (1948, art director) * ''[[My Friend Irma (film)|My Friend Irma]]'' (1949, art director) * ''[[My Own True Love]]'' (1949, art director) * ''[[Song of Surrender]]'' (1949, art director) * ''[[Streets of Laredo (film)|Streets of Laredo]]'' (1949, art director)<ref name=ADG>{{cite web|title=Lifetime Achievement: Henry 'Bummy' Bumstead|publisher=Art Directors Guild|access-date=September 16, 2020|url=https://adg.org/awards/lifetime-achievement/henry-bummy-bumstead/}}</ref> * ''[[Top o' the Morning (1949 film)|Top o' the Morning]]'' (1949, art director) * ''[[The Furies (1950 film)|The Furies]]'' (1950, art director) * ''[[My Friend Irma Goes West]]'' (1950, art director) * ''[[No Man of Her Own (1950 film)|No Man of Her Own]]'' (1950, art director) * ''[[Dear Brat]]'' (1951, art director) * ''[[Rhubarb (1951 film)|Rhubarg]]'' (1951, art director) * ''[[The Redhead and the Cowboy]]'' (1951, art director) * ''[[Submarine Command]]'' (1951, art director) * ''[[Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick]]'' (1952, art director) * ''[[Come Back, Little Sheba (1952 film)|Come Back, Little Sheba]]'' (1952, art director) * ''[[Jumping Jacks]]'' (1952, art director) * ''[[Sailor Beware (1952 film)|Sailor Beware]]'' (1952, art director)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[Little Boy Lost (1953 film)|Little Boy Lost]]'' (1953, art director) * ''[[Money from Home]]'' (1953, art director) * ''[[The Stars Are Singing]]'' (1953, art director) * ''[[Knock on Wood (film)|Knock on Wood]]'' (1954, art director) * ''[[Lucy Gallant]]'' (1955, art director) * ''[[Run for Cover (film)|Run for Cover]]'' (1955, art director) * ''[[The Bridges at Toko-Ri]]'' (1955, art director,<ref name=AFI/> production designer<ref name=ADG/>) * ''[[Hollywood or Bust]]'' (1956, art director) * ''[[The Leather Saint]]'' (1956, art director) * ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]'' (1956, art director,<ref name=AFI/> production designer<ref name=ADG/>) * ''[[That Certain Feeling (film)|That Certain Feeling]]'' (1956, art director) * ''[[The Vagabond King (1956 film)|The Vagabond King]]'' (1956, art director) * ''[[As Young as We Are]]'' (1958, art director) * ''[[I Married a Monster from Outer Space]]'' (1958, art director) * ''[[Vertigo (film)|Vertigo]]'' (1958, art director, production designer<ref name=ADG/>) * ''[[The Hangman (1959 film)|The Hangman]]'' (1959, art director) * ''[[The Trap (1959 film)|The Trap]]'' (1959, art director) * ''[[The Bellboy]]'' (1960, art director) * ''[[Cinderfella]]'' (1960, art director) * ''[[Come September]]'' (1961, art director) * ''[[The Great Impostor]]'' (1961, art director) * ''[[The Spiral Road]]'' (1962, art director) * ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' (1962, art director,<ref name=AFI/> production designer<ref name=ADG/>) * ''[[A Gathering of Eagles]]'' (1963, art director) * ''[[The Brass Bottle (1964 film)|The Brass Bottle]]'' (1964, art director) * ''[[Bullet for a Badman]]'' (1964, art director) * ''[[Father Goose (film)|Father Goose]]'' (1964, art director)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[The War Lord]]'' (1965, art director) * ''[[Beau Geste (1966 film)|Beau Geste]]'' (1966, art director) * ''[[Blindfold (1966 film)|Blindfold]]'' (1966, art director) * ''[[Gunpoint (film)|Gunpoint]]'' (1966, art director) * ''[[Banning (film)|Banning]]'' (1967, art director) * ''[[The Secret War of Harry Frigg]]'' (1967, art director)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[Tobruk (1967 film)|Tobruk]]'' (1967, art director) * ''[[What's So Bad About Feeling Good?]]'' (1968, art director) * ''[[A Man Called Gannon]]'' (1969, art director) * ''[[Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here]]'' (1969, art director) * ''[[Topaz (1969 film)|Topaz]]'' (1969, production designer) * ''[[One More Train to Rob]]'' (1971, art director) * ''[[Raid on Rommel]]'' (1971, art director) * ''[[Joe Kidd]]'' (1972, art director)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[Slaughterhouse-Five (film)|Slaughterhouse-Five]]'' (1972, art director) * ''[[Showdown (1973 film)|Showdown]]'' (1973, art director) * ''[[The Sting]]'' (1973, art director)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[High Plains Drifter]]'' (1973, art director)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[The Front Page (1974 film)|The Front Page]]'' (1974, art director)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[The Great Waldo Pepper]]'' (1975, art director)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[Family Plot]]'' (1976, production designer)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[Rollercoaster (1977 film)|Rollercoaster]]'' (1977, production designer) * ''[[Slap Shot]]'' (1977, art director) * ''[[House Calls (1978 film)|House Calls]]'' (1978, production designer) * ''[[Same Time, Next Year (film)|Same Time, Next Year]]'' (1978, production designer) * ''[[A Little Romance]]'' (1979, production designer) * ''[[The Concorde ... Airport '79]]'' (1979, production designer) * ''[[Smokey and the Bandit II]]'' (1980, production designer) * ''[[The World According to Garp (film)|The World According to Garp]]'' (1982, production designer) * ''[[Harry & Son]]'' (1984, production designer) * ''[[The Little Drummer Girl (film)|The Little Drummer Girl]]'' (1984, production designer) * ''[[Warning Sign (film)|Warning Sign]]'' (1985, production designer) * ''[[Psycho III]]'' (1986, production designer) * ''[[Funny Farm (film)|Funny Farm]]'' (1988, production designer) * ''[[A Time of Destiny]]'' (1988, production designer) * ''[[Her Alibi]]'' (1989, production designer) * ''[[Almost an Angel]]'' (1990, production designer) * ''[[Ghost Dad]]'' (1990, production designer) * ''[[Cape Fear (1991 film)|Cape Fear]]'' (1991, production designer) * ''[[Unforgiven]]'' (1992 production designer)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[A Perfect World]]'' (1993, production designer) * ''[[The Stars Fell on Henrietta]]'' (1995, production designer)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[Absolute Power (film)|Absolute Power]]'' (1997, production designer) * ''[[Home Alone 3]]'' (1997, production designer) * ''[[Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (film)|Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil]]'' (1997, production designer)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[True Crime (1999 film)|True Crime]]'' (1999, production designer) * ''[[Space Cowboys]]'' (2000) * ''[[Blood Work (film)|Blood Work]]'' (2002, production designer) * ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]'' (2003, production designer)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]'' (2004, production designer)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[Flags of Our Fathers (film)|Flags of Our Fathers]]'' (2006, production designer)<ref name=ADG/> * ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' (2006, production designer)<ref name=ADG/> {{Div col end}}
==See also== * [[Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0120317}} *[http://catalog.oscars.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=76834 Henry Bumstead papers], Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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