About
Boris Leven
Overview
Boris Leven was a Russian-born Academy Award-winning art director and production designer whose Hollywood career spanned fifty-three years. Born in Moscow in the family of Israel Levin and Zinaida Narkirier, Leven emigrated to the United States in 1927 and became a naturalized citizen in 1938.
Known for
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| 1986 | The Color of Money | Art | Production Design | 66 Fair |
| 1986 | Wildcats | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1985 | Fletch | Art | Production Design | 63 Fair |
| 1982 | The King of Comedy | Art | Production Design | 74 Good |
| 1978 | Return Engagement | Art | Production Design | N/A N/A |
| 1978 | Matilda | Art | Production Design | 58 Average |
| 1978 | The Last Waltz | Art | Production Design | 64 Fair |
| 1977 | New York, New York | Art | Production Design | 62 Fair |
| 1975 | Mandingo | Art | Production Design | 60 Fair |
| 1974 | Reflections of Murder | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1974 | Shanks | Art | Production Design | 58 Average |
| 1974 | Double Solitaire | Art | Art Direction | N/A N/A |
| 1973 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1971 | Happy Birthday, Wanda June | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1971 | The Andromeda Strain | Art | Production Design | 65 Fair |
| 1968 | Star! | Art | Production Design | 62 Fair |
| 1966 | The Sand Pebbles | Art | Production Design | 63 Fair |
| 1965 | The Sound of Music | Art | Production Design | 74 Good |
| 1964 | Strait-Jacket | Art | Production Design | 60 Fair |
| 1962 | Two for the Seesaw | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1961 | West Side Story | Art | Production Design | 70 Good |
| 1960 | September Storm | Art | Art Direction | 58 Average |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder | Art | Production Design | 71 Good |
| 1957 | Zero Hour! | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1957 | My Gun Is Quick | Art | Production Design | 58 Average |
| 1956 | Giant | Art | Production Design | 68 Fair |
| 1954 | The Silver Chalice | Art | Art Direction | 58 Average |
| 1954 | The Long Wait | Art | Art Direction | 59 Average |
| 1953 | Donovan's Brain | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1953 | Invaders from Mars | Art | Art Direction | 58 Average |
| 1952 | The Star | Art | Set Designer | 59 Average |
| 1952 | Battles of Chief Pontiac | Art | Art Direction | 59 Average |
| 1952 | Sudden Fear | Art | Art Direction | 61 Fair |
| 1951 | The Prowler | Art | Art Direction | 60 Fair |
| 1950 | Experiment Alcatraz | Art | Art Direction | 58 Average |
| 1950 | Woman on the Run | Art | Art Direction | 60 Fair |
| 1950 | The Second Woman | Art | Production Design | 58 Average |
| 1950 | Destination Murder | Art | Art Direction | 58 Average |
| 1950 | The Jackie Robinson Story | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1950 | House by the River | Art | Art Direction | 60 Fair |
| 1950 | Dakota Lil | Art | Art Department Manager | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Search for Danger | Art | Art Direction | N/A N/A |
| 1949 | Criss Cross | Art | Art Direction | 61 Fair |
| 1948 | Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid | Art | Art Direction | 59 Average |
| 1947 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | Art | Art Direction | 59 Average |
| 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Art | Art Direction | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Home Sweet Homicide | Art | Art Direction | 58 Average |
| 1946 | Shock | Art | Art Direction | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Doll Face | Art | Art Direction | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Life Begins at Eight-Thirty | Art | Art Direction | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan | Art | Art Direction | 59 Average |
| 1941 | The Shanghai Gesture | Art | Art Direction | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Second Chorus | Art | Art Direction | 59 Average |
| 1939 | The Flying Deuces | Art | Art Direction | 60 Fair |
| 1939 | Everybody's Baby | Art | Art Direction | N/A N/A |
| 1938 | Just Around the Corner | Art | Art Direction | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Down on the Farm | Art | Art Direction | N/A N/A |
| 1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Band | Art | Art Direction | 59 Average |