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Lionel Banks (1901-1950)

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Birthplace:
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Born:
June 22, 1901

Died:
March 20, 1950

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  With over 200 films to his credit, Lionel Banks (born June 22, 1901, Salt Lake City, Utah - died March 20, 1950, Los Angeles, California) was a hard-working art director from 1935 to 1949. In that time he worked on such films as Leo McCarey’s The Awful Truth (1937), Howard Hawks’ South American set Only Angels Have Wings (1939) and his rapid fire comedy classic the following year His Girl Friday, most of the Blondie B-movies, Alexander Hall’s turn of the century fantasy Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) and Charles Vidor’s lush Chopin biopic, A Song to Remember in 1945.  Banks was nominated for an Oscar seven times, for Holiday (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Arizona (1940), Ladies in Retirement (1941), The Talk of the Town (1942), Address Unknown and Cover Girl (both 1944), but never won.

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Art Direction:
1937  Murder in Greenwich Village
1937  The Awful Truth
1938  Adventure in Sahara
1938  Blondie
1938  Penitentiary
1939  Behind Prison Gates
1939  Blind Alley
1939  Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939  Blondie Meets the Boss
1939  Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939  Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939  Golden Boy
1939  Let Us Live
1939  Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939  Only Angels Have Wings
1939  The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939  The Lady and the Mob
1939  The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1940  Arizona
1940  Before I Hang
1940  Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940  Blondie Plays Cupid
1940  Blondie on a Budget
1940  Cafe Hostess
1940  Glamour for Sale
1940  His Girl Friday
1940  Island of Doomed Men
1940  Music in My Heart
1940  So You Won't Talk?
1940  The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940  The Lady in Question
1940  The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940  The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940  The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940  The Man with Nine Lives
1941  Blondie Goes Latin
1941  Blondie in Society
1941  Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941  Harmon of Michigan
1941  Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941  Ladies in Retirement
1941  Mystery Ship
1941  Our Wife
1941  Penny Serenade
1941  Roaring Frontiers
1941  Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941  She Knew All the Answers
1941  Sweetheart of the Campus
1941  The Blonde from Singapore
1941  The Devil Commands
1941  The Face Behind the Mask
1941  The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941  The Officer and the Lady
1941  Time Out for Rhythm
1941  You Belong to Me
1941  You'll Never Get Rich
1942  A Night to Remember
1942  Alias Boston Blackie
1942  Atlantic Convoy
1942  Blondie Goes to College
1942  Blondie for Victory
1942  Blondie's Blessed Event
1942  Cadets on Parade
1942  Counter-Espionage
1942  Meet the Stewarts
1942  My Sister Eileen
1942  Not a Ladies' Man
1942  Overland to Deadwood
1942  Parachute Nurse
1942  Submarine Raider
1942  The Lone Prairie
1942  The Man Who Returned to Life
1942  The Talk of the Town
1942  The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942  You Were Never Lovelier
1943  After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943  Appointment in Berlin
1943  City Without Men
1943  Dangerous Blondes
1943  Destroyer
1943  First Comes Courage
1943  Footlight Glamour
1943  It's a Great Life
1943  Klondike Kate
1943  Murder in Times Square
1943  Passport to Suez
1943  Power of the Press
1943  Sahara
1943  Something to Shout About
1943  The Chance of a Lifetime
1943  The Desperadoes
1943  The More the Merrier
1943  What a Woman
1944  Address Unknown
1944  Cover Girl
1944  Cry of the Werewolf
1944  Cyclone Prairie Rangers
1944  Nine Girls
1944  Once Upon a Time
1944  One Mysterious Night
1944  Sailor's Holiday
1944  Secret Command
1944  She's a Soldier Too
1944  Strange Affair
1944  Swing in the Saddle
1944  The Black Parachute
1944  The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944  The Impatient Years
1944  The Soul of a Monster
1944  Two-Man Submarine
1945  A Song to Remember
1945  Guest Wife
1945  Tonight and Every Night
1947  The Perfect Marriage
1948  Moonrise

Assistant Art Director:
1937  Murder in Greenwich Village
1937  The Awful Truth
1938  Adventure in Sahara
1938  Blondie
1938  Holiday
1938  Penitentiary
1938  You Can't Take It with You
1939  Behind Prison Gates
1939  Blind Alley
1939  Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939  Blondie Meets the Boss
1939  Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939  Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939  Golden Boy
1939  Let Us Live
1939  Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939  Only Angels Have Wings
1939  The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939  The Lady and the Mob
1939  The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1940  Arizona
1940  Before I Hang
1940  Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940  Blondie Plays Cupid
1940  Blondie on a Budget
1940  Cafe Hostess
1940  Glamour for Sale
1940  His Girl Friday
1940  Island of Doomed Men
1940  Music in My Heart
1940  So You Won't Talk?
1940  The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940  The Lady in Question
1940  The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940  The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940  The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940  The Man with Nine Lives
1941  Blondie Goes Latin
1941  Blondie in Society
1941  Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941  Harmon of Michigan
1941  Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941  Ladies in Retirement
1941  Mystery Ship
1941  Our Wife
1941  Penny Serenade
1941  Roaring Frontiers
1941  Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941  She Knew All the Answers
1941  Sweetheart of the Campus
1941  The Blonde from Singapore
1941  The Devil Commands
1941  The Face Behind the Mask
1941  The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941  The Officer and the Lady
1941  Time Out for Rhythm
1941  You Belong to Me
1941  You'll Never Get Rich
1942  A Night to Remember
1942  Alias Boston Blackie
1942  Atlantic Convoy
1942  Blondie Goes to College
1942  Blondie for Victory
1942  Blondie's Blessed Event
1942  Cadets on Parade
1942  Counter-Espionage
1942  Meet the Stewarts
1942  My Sister Eileen
1942  Not a Ladies' Man
1942  Overland to Deadwood
1942  Parachute Nurse
1942  Submarine Raider
1942  The Lone Prairie
1942  The Man Who Returned to Life
1942  The Talk of the Town
1942  The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942  You Were Never Lovelier
1943  After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943  Appointment in Berlin
1943  City Without Men
1943  Dangerous Blondes
1943  Destroyer
1943  First Comes Courage
1943  Footlight Glamour
1943  It's a Great Life
1943  Klondike Kate
1943  Murder in Times Square
1943  Passport to Suez
1943  Power of the Press
1943  Sahara
1943  Something to Shout About
1943  The Chance of a Lifetime
1943  The Desperadoes
1943  The More the Merrier
1943  What a Woman
1944  Address Unknown
1944  Cover Girl
1944  Cry of the Werewolf
1944  Cyclone Prairie Rangers
1944  Nine Girls
1944  Once Upon a Time
1944  One Mysterious Night
1944  Sailor's Holiday
1944  Secret Command
1944  She's a Soldier Too
1944  Strange Affair
1944  Swing in the Saddle
1944  The Black Parachute
1944  The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944  The Impatient Years
1944  The Soul of a Monster
1944  Two-Man Submarine
1945  A Song to Remember
1945  Guest Wife
1945  Tonight and Every Night
1947  The Perfect Marriage
1948  Moonrise

Production Design:
1937  Murder in Greenwich Village
1937  The Awful Truth
1938  Adventure in Sahara
1938  Blondie
1938  Holiday
1938  Penitentiary
1938  You Can't Take It with You
1939  Behind Prison Gates
1939  Blind Alley
1939  Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939  Blondie Meets the Boss
1939  Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939  Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939  Golden Boy
1939  Let Us Live
1939  Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939  Only Angels Have Wings
1939  The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939  The Lady and the Mob
1939  The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1940  Arizona
1940  Before I Hang
1940  Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940  Blondie Plays Cupid
1940  Blondie on a Budget
1940  Cafe Hostess
1940  Glamour for Sale
1940  His Girl Friday
1940  Island of Doomed Men
1940  Music in My Heart
1940  So You Won't Talk?
1940  The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940  The Lady in Question
1940  The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940  The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940  The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940  The Man with Nine Lives
1941  Blondie Goes Latin
1941  Blondie in Society
1941  Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941  Harmon of Michigan
1941  Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941  Ladies in Retirement
1941  Mystery Ship
1941  Our Wife
1941  Penny Serenade
1941  Roaring Frontiers
1941  Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941  She Knew All the Answers
1941  Sweetheart of the Campus
1941  The Blonde from Singapore
1941  The Devil Commands
1941  The Face Behind the Mask
1941  The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941  The Officer and the Lady
1941  Time Out for Rhythm
1941  You Belong to Me
1941  You'll Never Get Rich
1942  A Night to Remember
1942  Alias Boston Blackie
1942  Atlantic Convoy
1942  Blondie Goes to College
1942  Blondie for Victory
1942  Blondie's Blessed Event
1942  Cadets on Parade
1942  Counter-Espionage
1942  Meet the Stewarts
1942  My Sister Eileen
1942  Not a Ladies' Man
1942  Overland to Deadwood
1942  Parachute Nurse
1942  Submarine Raider
1942  The Lone Prairie
1942  The Man Who Returned to Life
1942  The Talk of the Town
1942  The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942  You Were Never Lovelier
1943  After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943  Appointment in Berlin
1943  City Without Men
1943  Dangerous Blondes
1943  Destroyer
1943  First Comes Courage
1943  Footlight Glamour
1943  It's a Great Life
1943  Klondike Kate
1943  Murder in Times Square
1943  Passport to Suez
1943  Power of the Press
1943  Sahara
1943  Something to Shout About
1943  The Chance of a Lifetime
1943  The Desperadoes
1943  The More the Merrier
1943  What a Woman
1944  Address Unknown
1944  Cover Girl
1944  Cry of the Werewolf
1944  Cyclone Prairie Rangers
1944  Nine Girls
1944  Once Upon a Time
1944  One Mysterious Night
1944  Sailor's Holiday
1944  Secret Command
1944  She's a Soldier Too
1944  Strange Affair
1944  Swing in the Saddle
1944  The Black Parachute
1944  The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944  The Impatient Years
1944  The Soul of a Monster
1944  Two-Man Submarine
1945  A Song to Remember
1945  Guest Wife
1945  Tonight and Every Night
1946  Heartbeat
1947  Magic Town
1947  Ramrod
1947  The Perfect Marriage
1948  Moonrise

Set Designer:
1937  Murder in Greenwich Village
1937  The Awful Truth
1938  Adventure in Sahara
1938  Blondie
1938  Holiday
1938  Penitentiary
1938  You Can't Take It with You
1939  Behind Prison Gates
1939  Blind Alley
1939  Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939  Blondie Meets the Boss
1939  Blondie Takes a Vacation
1939  Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939  Golden Boy
1939  Let Us Live
1939  Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939  Only Angels Have Wings
1939  The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939  The Lady and the Mob
1939  The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1940  Arizona
1940  Before I Hang
1940  Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940  Blondie Plays Cupid
1940  Blondie on a Budget
1940  Cafe Hostess
1940  Glamour for Sale
1940  His Girl Friday
1940  Island of Doomed Men
1940  Music in My Heart
1940  So You Won't Talk?
1940  The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940  The Lady in Question
1940  The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940  The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940  The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940  The Man with Nine Lives
1941  Blondie Goes Latin
1941  Blondie in Society
1941  Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941  Harmon of Michigan
1941  Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941  Ladies in Retirement
1941  Mystery Ship
1941  Our Wife
1941  Penny Serenade
1941  Roaring Frontiers
1941  Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941  She Knew All the Answers
1941  Sweetheart of the Campus
1941  The Blonde from Singapore
1941  The Devil Commands
1941  The Face Behind the Mask
1941  The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941  The Officer and the Lady
1941  Time Out for Rhythm
1941  You Belong to Me
1941  You'll Never Get Rich
1942  A Night to Remember
1942  Alias Boston Blackie
1942  Atlantic Convoy
1942  Blondie Goes to College
1942  Blondie for Victory
1942  Blondie's Blessed Event
1942  Cadets on Parade
1942  Counter-Espionage
1942  Meet the Stewarts
1942  My Sister Eileen
1942  Not a Ladies' Man
1942  Overland to Deadwood
1942  Parachute Nurse
1942  Submarine Raider
1942  The Lone Prairie
1942  The Man Who Returned to Life
1942  The Talk of the Town
1942  The Wife Takes a Flyer
1942  You Were Never Lovelier
1943  After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943  Appointment in Berlin
1943  City Without Men
1943  Dangerous Blondes
1943  Destroyer
1943  First Comes Courage
1943  Footlight Glamour
1943  It's a Great Life
1943  Klondike Kate
1943  Murder in Times Square
1943  Passport to Suez
1943  Power of the Press
1943  Sahara
1943  Something to Shout About
1943  The Chance of a Lifetime
1943  The Desperadoes
1943  The More the Merrier
1943  What a Woman
1944  Address Unknown
1944  Cover Girl
1944  Cry of the Werewolf
1944  Cyclone Prairie Rangers
1944  Nine Girls
1944  Once Upon a Time
1944  One Mysterious Night
1944  Sailor's Holiday
1944  Secret Command
1944  She's a Soldier Too
1944  Strange Affair
1944  Swing in the Saddle
1944  The Black Parachute
1944  The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944  The Impatient Years
1944  The Soul of a Monster
1944  Two-Man Submarine
1945  A Song to Remember
1945  Guest Wife
1945  Tonight and Every Night
1946  Heartbeat
1947  Magic Town
1947  Ramrod
1947  The Perfect Marriage
1948  Moonrise
1949  Siren of Atlantis

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