Carl Biddiscombe Biography

Canadian-American set decorator

Carl Francis Biddiscombe (June 22, 1924 – November 4, 2000) was a Canadian-American set decorator. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction for the films Gaily, Gaily and Tora! Tora! Tora!. Biddiscombe was buried in Pacific View Memorial Park, alongside his wife.

Selected filmography

Biddiscombe was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction:

  • Gaily, Gaily (1969; co-nominated with Robert F. Boyle, George B. Chan and Edward G. Boyle)
  • Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970; co-nominated with Jack Martin Smith, Yoshirō Muraki, Richard Day, Taizô Kawashima, Walter M. Scott and Norman Rockett)

References

    External links

    • Carl Biddiscombe at IMDb
    • Carl Biddiscombe at AllMovie
    • Carl Biddiscombe at Find a Grave


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