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Mark-Lee Kirk(1895-1969)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
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Mark-Lee Kirk was born on 16 May 1895 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Mark-Lee was an art director, known for The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and My Favorite Wife (1940). Mark-Lee died on 10 December 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 16, 1895
DiedDecember 10, 1969(74)
BornMay 16, 1895
DiedDecember 10, 1969(74)
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Anne Baxter, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, Dolores Costello, and Tim Holt in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
The Magnificent Ambersons
7.6
  • Art Department
  • 1942
Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Dorris Bowdon, Frank Darien, and Russell Simpson in The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
8.1
  • Art Director
  • 1940
Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, and Gail Patrick in My Favorite Wife (1940)
My Favorite Wife
7.2
  • Art Department
  • 1940
Shirley Temple, Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, and Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away (1944)
Since You Went Away
7.5
  • Art Department(as Mark Lee Kirk)
  • 1944

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  • Brian Aherne, Diane Baker, Stephen Boyd, Joan Crawford, Robert Evans, Martha Hyer, Louis Jourdan, Hope Lange, and Suzy Parker in The Best of Everything (1959)
    The Best of Everything
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Dean Stockwell and Bradford Dillman in Compulsion (1959)
    Compulsion
    7.4
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Jill St. John, Pamela Beaird, Ahna Capri, Ray Ferrell, Joan Freeman, Mimi Gibson, Donald Losby, Diane Mountford, David Nelson, Terry Rangno, Mary Jane Saunders, Ray Stricklyn, Clifton Webb, Nancy DeCarl, David Harrison, Chris Van Scoyk, Jon Van Scoyk, and Donald Harrison in The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1958)
    The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Pat Boone, Christine Carère, Gary Crosby, Sheree North, and Tommy Sands in Mardi Gras (1958)
    Mardi Gras
    5.4
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • The Bravados (1958)
    The Bravados
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • The Gift of Love (1958)
    The Gift of Love
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • The Sun Also Rises (1957)
    The Sun Also Rises
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Ernest Borgnine, Nina Foch, Ray Milland, Virginia Christine, and Frank Lovejoy in Three Brave Men (1956)
    Three Brave Men
    6.9
    • Art Director
    • 1956
  • Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, and Arthur O'Connell in Bus Stop (1956)
    Bus Stop
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1956
  • Jane Russell in The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)
    The Revolt of Mamie Stover
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1956
  • Robert Douglas, Kipp Hamilton, Jennifer Jones, Peggy Knudsen, and Robert Stack in Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
    Good Morning, Miss Dove
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1955
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1955
  • Clark Gable, Jane Russell, and Robert Ryan in The Tall Men (1955)
    The Tall Men
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1955
  • Richard Burton and Maggie McNamara in Prince of Players (1955)
    Prince of Players
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1955
  • Prince Valiant (1954)
    Prince Valiant
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1954

Art Department



  • Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotten, and Ginger Rogers in I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
    I'll Be Seeing You
    7.1
    • settings (as Mark Lee Kirk)
    • 1944
  • Shirley Temple, Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, and Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away (1944)
    Since You Went Away
    7.5
    • settings (as Mark Lee Kirk)
    • 1944
  • Anne Baxter, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, Dolores Costello, and Tim Holt in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
    The Magnificent Ambersons
    7.6
    • set designer
    • 1942
  • Ginger Rogers in Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)
    Tom, Dick and Harry
    6.3
    • associate art director
    • 1941
  • Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan in Kitty Foyle (1940)
    Kitty Foyle
    6.9
    • associate art director
    • 1940
  • Charles Laughton and Carole Lombard in They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
    They Knew What They Wanted
    6.0
    • associate art director
    • 1940
  • Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, and Gail Patrick in My Favorite Wife (1940)
    My Favorite Wife
    7.2
    • associate art director
    • 1940
  • Irving Berlin, Madeleine Carroll, Alice Faye, Stepin Fetchit, Alan Mowbray, Dick Powell, Sig Ruman, Cora Witherspoon, and The Ritz Brothers in On the Avenue (1937)
    On the Avenue
    6.7
    • associate art director
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Mark Lee Kirk
  • Born
    • May 16, 1895
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • December 10, 1969
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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    Personally hired by Darryl F. Zanuck for Fox (1936-1940). Subsequently at RKO (1940-1943) and United Artists (1944), then back at Fox (1945-1959). The accurate period detail of The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) is representative of his best work.

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