Arthur Lonergan Biography
Arthur Lonergan (1906-1989) Born: New York City, NY; Studied: Columbia University School of Architecture, Ecole des Beaux Arts (Paris); Member: American Watercolor Society, California Water Color Society. Arthur Lonergan grew up on the East Coast and was introduced to watercolor painting while studying architecture at Columbia University. He received additional art instruction in Paris, then settled in the Los Angeles area in 1935.
Lonergan made a living producing architectural renderings for clients all over the United States and taught classes in the history of architecture and interior design. He also worked for many years as an art director on motion pictures produced by Paramount, Universal and M.G.M. Studios. Throughout his life, he painted and exhibited watercolors on a national level.
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Art Director (69 titles)
1971 The Todd Killings
1970 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970 MASH
1969 Che!
1968 How Sweet It Is!
1968 Yours, Mine and Ours
1967 The Caper of the Golden Bulls
1967 Good Times
1967 Captain Nice (TV series)
– It Tastes OK, But Something's Missing (1967)
1966 The Oscar
1965 Red Line 7000
1965 Billie
1965 Tickle Me
1965 Young Fury
1964 For Those Who Think Young
1963 Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963 A New Kind of Love
1963 Papa's Delicate Condition
1962 My Geisha
1961 The Errand Boy
1961 On the Double (art direction)
1960 The Tall Man (TV series)
– Counterfeit Law (1960)
– Larceny and the Ladies (1960)
– A Bounty for Billy (1960)
– The Shawl (1960)
– Bad Company (1960)
1959-1960 The Deputy (TV series)
– Passage to New Orleans (1960)
– The Fatal Urge (1960)
– The Jason Harris Story (1960)
– Meet Sergeant Tasker (1960)
– The Deadly Breed (1960)
1960 Thriller (TV series)
– The Twisted Image (1960)
1959-1960 Markham (TV series)
– The Cruelest Thief (1960)
– Escorts a La Carte (1960)
– The Duelists (1959)
1958-1960 M Squad (TV series)
– The Bad Apple (1960)
– The Tiger's Cage (1960)
– Fire in the Sky (1960)
– A Grenade for a Summer's Evening (1960)
– Let There Be Light (1960)
1960 Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
– The Last Day of School (1960)
– Wally's Play (1960)
– Beaver and Ivanhoe (1960)
– Wally, the Businessman (1960)
– Beaver, the Model (1960)
1958-1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
– Specialty of the House (1959)
– Appointment at Eleven (1959)
– The Impossible Dream (1959)
– The Waxwork (1959)
– I'll Take Care of You (1959)
1959 Mike Hammer (TV series)
– Goodbye, Al (1959)
– A Haze on the Lake (1959)
1958-1959 The Restless Gun (TV series)
– The Pawn (1959)
– Melany (1959)
– The Painted Beauty (1959)
– Peligroso (1958)
– Multiply One Boy (1958)
1959 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Ivy League (1959)
1958 The Millionaire (TV series)
– The Russ White Story (1958)
– The Paul Naylor Story (1958)
– The Jack Garrison Story (1958)
1958 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
– The Sniper (1958)
– The Break (1958)
1956-1958 The Life of Riley (TV series)
– Help for Honeybee (1958)
– Dudley Comes to Town (1958)
– The Letter (1958)
– Happy Birthday, Little Chester (1957)
– A House Divided (1957)
1957 Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (TV series)
– Snake Tattoo (1957) (uncredited)
– Hawkeye's Homecoming (1957)
1956 The Search for Bridey Murphy
1956 Gun Brothers
1956 Forbidden Planet
1956 Ransom!
1955 The Tender Trap
1955 The Adventures of Falcon (TV series)
– The Wheel of Fortune (1955)
1954 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
– Climax (1954)
– Mask of Hate (1954)
– The Suspected (1954)
– The Placid Affair (1954)
– Murder for Sale (1954)
1954 Topper (TV series)
– Sweepstakes (1954)
– Topper Goes West (1954)
– Topper Goes to Las Vegas (1954)
– The Proposal (1954)
– Trip to Lisbon (1954)
1953 The Actress
1953 Half a Hero
1953 Ride, Vaquero!
1952 Apache War Smoke
1952 Holiday for Sinners
1952 The Sellout
1952 Young Man with Ideas
1951 The Man with a Cloak
1951 It's a Big Country
1951 Bannerline
1951 Cause for Alarm!
1950 A Life of Her Own
1950 The Cariboo Trail
1949 Mrs. Mike
1949 Outpost in Morocco
1948 Pitfall
1948 Man-Eater of Kumaon
1948 Song of My Heart
1948 The Tender Years
1947 Intrigue
1946 Black Beauty
Production Designer (3 titles)
1971 Plaza Suite
1956-1959 The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (TV series)
– The Adventure of the Diamond Eater (1959)
– Adventure of the Romantic Pigeon (1956)
– Dancing Mouse (1956)
– Wrong Rembrandt (1956)
– Hawaiian Hamzah (1956)
1957 The Pied Piper of Hamelin (TV movie)
Art Department (1 title)
1956 Forbidden Planet (designer: Morbius house and Krell lab - uncredited)