Harry Lachman

Harry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 - March 19, 1975) was a US artist, designer and film director.

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June 29 - 1886 - March 19 - 1975 - US - Artist - Designer - Film director

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Born La Salle, Illinois, Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine illustrator. In 1911, he emigrated to Paris where he established a substantial reputation as a post impressionist painter, being awarded the Légion d'Honneur by the French government.

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La Salle, Illinois - University of Michigan - 1911 - Paris - Post impressionist - Painter - Légion d'Honneur - French

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His interest in motion pictures stemmed from his retention as a set-designer in Nice, leading to work on Mare Nostrum in 1925. He worked as a director in France and England before settling in Hollywood in 1933.

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Nice - Mare Nostrum - 1925 - England - Hollywood - 1933

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Few of his films are notable save for one Laurel and Hardy short and the remarkable Dante's Inferno starring Spencer Tracy. He returned to painting in the 1940s.

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Laurel and Hardy - Dante's Inferno - Spencer Tracy - 1940s

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