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Hans Dreier
- Born
- Aug 21, 1885 · Aged 81
- Died
- Oct 24, 1966
- Place of birth
- Bremen, Germany
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 1
- TV credits
- 0
Biography
Hans Dreier was a German motion picture art director. He was Paramount Pictures' supervising art director from 1927 until his retirement in 1950. Hans Dreier was born in Bremen, Germany in 1885. After studying architecture in Munich, Germany, Dreier worked as imperial supervising architect of the German Cameroon. During World War I, he served in the German Lancers. He began his career in German film in 1919 as an assistant designer at UFA Studios. At the urging of German director Ernst Lubitsch, Dreier relocated to Hollywood in 1923 to work at Paramount Pictures. His first Hollywood film…
