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- Birth nameHans Otto Theodor Peters
- Hans Peters was born on May 17, 1894 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an art director and production designer, known for The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), Knights of the Round Table (1953) and Lust for Life (1956). He was married to Maria Thiele. He died on June 12, 1980 in California, USA.
- SpouseMaria Thiele
- Hamburg-born art director in Hollywood. Began at 20th Century Fox (1935-40). Briefly at RKO (1943), then settled at MGM from 1944 until his retirement twenty years later. Nominated for five Academy Awards. Did possibly his best work on The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) and Lust for Life (1956).
- Following the early death of William A. Horning in 1959, he was interim head of M-G-M's art department for about a year, and was, following the usual Hollywood custom of the time, given a shared credit on all films and TV episodes produced during that period at the studio. However, the appointment was not a permanent one; George W. Davis then took over and held the post for over a decade.
- As a set designer renowned for his work on films with historical settings, he was assigned by MGM to work on their prestige production of "Lust For Life", but had an exceptionally acrimonious relationship with director Vincente Minnelli. The latter insisted he could not work with Peters, so the studio replaced Peters with Preston Ames, a favorite Minnelli colleague.
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