Fredric Hope


Fredric Hope was an American art director. He won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for the film The Merry Widow. He was born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania to Helen Dodge and Harry Hope. He was educated at Cleveland School of Art, Art Institute of Chicago and Otis Art Institute. In 1922 he became a draftsman and an art director with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He died in Hollywood, California.

Selected filmography

The Courtship of Miles Standish Flesh and the Devil The Big House Min and Bill The Merry Widow Anna Karenina A Tale of Two Cities Romeo and Juliet