{{short description|American art director and production designer}} {{Infobox person | image = | image_size = | name = Herman A. Blumenthal | birth_date = {{birth date|1916|5|21}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, USA | death_date = {{death date and age|1986|3|30|1916|5|21}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, USA | other_names = Herman Allen Blumenthal | occupation = [[Art director#In film|art director]] and [[production designer]] | years_active = 1955–1981 }}
'''Herman Allen Blumenthal''' (May 21, 1916 – March 30, 1986) was an American [[Art director#In film|art director]] and [[production designer]] for films. He shared in two [[Academy Awards]] for [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]], for his work on ''[[Cleopatra (1963 film)|Cleopatra]]'' (1963)<ref name="Oscars1964">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1964 |title=The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners |access-date=May 27, 2019 |work=oscars.org}}</ref> and ''[[Hello, Dolly! (film)|Hello, Dolly!]]'' (1969).<ref name="Oscars1970">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1970 |title=The 42nd Academy Awards (1970) Nominees and Winners |access-date=May 27, 2019|work=oscars.org}}</ref> He had previously been nominated for ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film)|Journey to the Center of the Earth]]'' (1959).<ref name="Oscars1960">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1960 |title=The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners |access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0089817}}
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