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Mel Bourne Biography (1923-)

Full name, Melvin B. Bourne; born November 22, 1923, in Newark, NJ (some sources cite Chicago, IL); son of Max and Frieda Bourne; married; children: Timothy, Tristan, Travis. Addresses: Office: 165 Duane St., New York, NY 10013.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Production designer, art director

Birth Details

November 22, 1923

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Production Designer
• Interiors, United Artists, 1978
• Nunzio, Universal, 1978
• Manhattan, United Artists, 1979
• (American unit) Luna, 1979
• (As Melvin Bourne) Windows, United Artists, 1980
• Stardust Memories, United Artists, 1980
• Thief (also known as Violent Streets), United Artists, 1981
• A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, Orion/Warner Bros., 1982
• Still of the Night, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
• Zelig, Orion/Warner Bros., 1983
• Broadway Danny Rose, Orion, 1984
• The Natural, TriStar, 1984
• F/X (also known as F/X--Murder by Illusion and Murder byIllusion), Orion, 1986
• Manhunter (also known as Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lector), DEG, 1986
• Fatal Attraction, Paramount, 1987
• Cocktail, Buena Vista, 1988
• The Accused (also known as Reckless Endangerment), Paramount, 1988
• Rude Awakening, Orion, 1989
• Reversal of Fortune, Warner Bros., 1990
• The Fisher King, TriStar, 1991
• Man Trouble, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
• Indecent Proposal, Paramount, 1993
• Angie, Buena Vista, 1994
• Kiss of Death, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
• Something to Talk About (also known as Grace under Pressure), Warner Bros., 1995
• Striptease, Columbia, 1996
• Gloria, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
• Eventual Wife, AtomFilms, 2000
• Film Art Director
• (As Melvin Bourne) The Violators, 1957
• That Night!, Universal, 1957
• Annie Hall, United Artists, 1977
• Windows, United Artists, 1980
• Film Assistant Art Director
• (With George Jenkins) The Miracle Worker, United Artists, 1962
• The Greek Tycoon, Universal, 1978
• Film Set Decorator
• Nunzio, 1978
• Film Design Consultant
• The Accused, 1988
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Langdon Carmichael, The Fisher King, TriStar, 1991
• Television Production Designer
• Series
• Howdy Doody, 1947-1960
• We, the People, 1948-1949
• Believe It or Not, 1949-1950
• The Aldrich Family, 1949-1953
• The Goldbergs, 1949-1954
• The Robert Quinlan Show, 1949-1951
• The Lux Video Theatre, 1950-1954
• Kojak, 1973
• Equal Justice, ABC, 1990
• Michael Hayes, CBS, 1997-1998
• Also worked as production designer on Mr. Own; Hallmark Hall ofFame; Armstrong Circle Theatre; Goodyear-Philco Playhouse; Star Star Stage.
• Movies
• Cupid & Cate, CBS, 2000
• Television Art Director
• Movies
• The Silence, NBC, 1975
• The Quinns, ABC, 1977
• Specials
• The Mike Wallace Profiles, CBS, 1981
• Television Production Designer
• Pilots
• Miami Vice, NBC, 1985
• Equal Justice, ABC, 1990
• Television Visual Consultant: Movies
• Miami Vice (also known as Miami Vice: Brother's Keepers), 1984
• Stage Work
• Designer of Broadway productions in the 1950s, including The Male Animal, Seagulls over Sorrento, The Millionairess, and End as a Man, and the Los Angeles Light Opera production of Carousel.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Theatre Crafts, January, 1984; April, 1991