Biography for
Robert F. Boyle More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

10 October 1909, Los Angeles, California, USA

Date of Death

1 August 2010, Los Angeles, California, USA (natural causes)

Birth Name

Robert Francis Boyle

Spouse

Bess Boyle

(? - 21 July 2000) (her death) 2 children

Trivia

Educated at USC.

He was 98 when he received an honorary Oscar at the The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV), making him the oldest Oscar recipient to date.

Art director and production designer.

He grew up on a ranch in the San Joaquin Valley.

He earned a degree in architecture in 1933, but it was of little help during the Depression. He worked as a bit player at RKO Pictures.

During WWII, he was a combat photographer for the Army Signal Corps in Europe.

Personal Quotes

Being responsible for the space in which a film takes place. (his definition of the job of an art director or production designer)

I'm all for construction [of a film's setting], because we're dealing with the magic of movies. And I always feel that if you build it, you build it for the dream rather than the actuality. We make up our own truth.

Where Are They Now

(February 2008) Delivered moving comments on his career and the art of moviemaking when given an honorary Oscar at the 80th Academy Awards presentation on February 24, 2008 at age 98.