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Karel Černý

Art

Born April 7, 1922 · Plzen, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Died September 5, 2014

Also known as Karel Cerny · K. Cerný · Karel L. Cerný

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Biography

Karel Černý (7 April 1922 – 5 September 2014) was a Czech art director and production designer. He won an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Amadeus. He died aged 92 in 2014. Description above from the Wikipedia article Karel Černý (art director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Czech Lion Award — Unique Contribution to Czech Film · 2012
  • Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal · 2002
  • The seal of the city of Pilsen · 2002
  • Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1985
  • Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1985 · nominated

Filmography8 titles

Amadeus

1984Art Direction

A Journey to the Beginning of Time

1955Art Designer

The Firemen's Ball

1967Production Design

Loves of a Blonde

1965Production Design

Intimate Lighting

1965Production Design

Black Peter

1964Production Design

Suffering

1962Production Design

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

1989Art Direction