Fredric Hope — Movies and TV Shows

Biography

Fredric Hope (January 22, 1900 – April 20, 1937) was an American art director. He won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for the film The Merry Widow. He was born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania to Helen Dodge and Harry Hope. He was educated at Cleveland School of Art, Art Institute of Chicago and Otis Art Institute. In 1922 he became a draftsman and an art director with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He died in Hollywood, California.