Boris Leven

American art director and production designer (1908-1986)
Person human Q893712
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Boris Leven

Summary

Boris Leven is a human[1]. His place of birth was Moscow[2]. He was born on +1908-08-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Los Angeles[4]. He died on +1986-10-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a scenographer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Boris Leven was born in Moscow[2].
  • Boris Leven passed away in Los Angeles[4].
  • Boris Leven was born on +1908-08-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Boris Leven died on +1986-10-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Boris Leven held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Boris Leven worked as a scenographer[6].
  • Boris Leven's education included a stint at University of Southern California[9].
  • Boris Leven was educated at USC School of Architecture[10].
  • Boris Leven received the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[11].
  • Boris Leven's image is recorded as Boris Leven on West Side Story set.jpg[12].
  • Boris Leven is recorded as male[13].
  • Boris Leven's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Boris Leven's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114682549[15].
  • Boris Leven's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 16232219[16].
  • Boris Leven's GND ID is recorded as 1061392899[17].
  • Boris Leven's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85376552[18].
  • Boris Leven's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14043374n[19].
  • Boris Leven's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0505227[20].
  • Boris Leven's Commons category is recorded as Boris Leven[21].
  • Boris Leven's SBN author ID is recorded as RAVV467510[22].
  • Boris Leven's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04z_x4v[23].
  • Boris Leven's family name is recorded as Leven[24].
  • Boris Leven's given name is recorded as Boris[25].
  • Boris Leven's AlloCiné person ID is recorded as 63266[26].
  • Boris Leven's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Production Design[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Boris Leven's place of birth was Moscow[2]. He was born on +1908-08-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Southern California[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1880[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31] and USC School of Architecture[10], an architecture school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1916[34].

Career and Affiliations

Boris Leven's professions included scenographer[6].

Recognition

Boris Leven received the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[11].

Death and Burial

Boris Leven died on +1986-10-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Los Angeles[4].

Why It Matters

Boris Leven ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Boris Leven born?

Boris Leven's place of birth was Moscow[2].

Where did Boris Leven die?

Boris Leven passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Boris Leven do for work?

Boris Leven worked as scenographer[6].

Where did Boris Leven go to school?

Boris Leven was educated at University of Southern California[9] and USC School of Architecture[10].

What awards did Boris Leven receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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