Eric Walter Orbom
Born(1915-07-06)July 6, 1915
DiedMay 23, 1959(1959-05-23) (aged 43)
OccupationArt director
Years active1950 1959

Eric Walter Orbom (July 6, 1915 May 23, 1959) was an American art director.[1] He won a posthumous Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Spartacus.[2][3]

Biography

He was born on July 6, 1915, in Stockholm, Sweden to Walter Eric Gustav Orbom (1890–1915) and Signe Albertina Jonsson (1891–1961). He migrated to the United States in 1918 and lived in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died on May 23, 1959, in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 "Eric W. Orbom". Los Angeles Times. May 27, 1959 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  3. "IMDb.com: Eric Orbom - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved December 24, 2008.
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