Harry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, set designer, and film director.[1]
Harry Lachman
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| Born | (1886-06-29)June 29, 1886
La Salle, Illinois, U.S.
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| Died | March 19, 1975(1975-03-19) (aged 88) |
| Burial place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Occupation | Artist |
He was born in La Salle, Illinois on June 29, 1886. Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine and book illustrator, contributing 4 colour illustrations to the 1907 work John Smith, Gentleman AdventurerbyCharles Harcourt Ainslie Forbes-Lindsay.[2] In 1911, he emigrated to Paris where he earned a substantial reputation as a post impressionist painter and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur by the French government.
Lachman's interest in motion pictures stemmed from his position as a set designer in Nice, leading to work on Mare Nostrum in 1925. He worked as a director in France and England before settling in Hollywood in 1933. His credits include Down Our Street, Baby Take a Bow, Dante's Inferno, Our Relations, and Dr. Renault's Secret.
In 1928 he married Jue Quon Tai.[3] Lachman returned to painting in the 1940s. He died on March 19, 1975.[1]
Harry Lachman, a painter and film director, died yesterday of a heart attack at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 88 years old.