Veteran film set designer Henry Bumstead dies
Sat May 27, 5:59 PM ET
Academy Award-winning set designer Henry Bumstead has died at age 91,
the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.
Bumstead, who worked on more than 100 films during a nearly 70-year
career, won Oscars for production design for the 1962 drama "To Kill a
Mockingbird" and the 1973 comedy "The Sting."
He also was an Oscar nominee for the 1958 thriller "Vertigo" and actor
and director Clint Eastwood's 1992 western "Unforgiven."
Bumstead was "one of a kind," Eastwood said in a statement quoted by
the Los Angeles Times.
"He seamlessly bridged the gap between what I saw on the page and what
I saw through the camera lens. He is a legend in his field and a
cherished friend. We will all miss him terribly," Eastwood said.
Bumstead and Eastwood collaborated on 13 films, starting with the John
Sturges-directed 1972 western "Joe Kidd."
During work on Eastwood's 2004 Oscar-winning drama "Million Dollar
Baby," Bumstead learned he had prostate cancer, reportedly the cause
of his death, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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