Carl Jules Weyl

Carl Jules Weyl
Born(1890-12-06)6 December 1890
Stuttgart, Germany
Died12 July 1948(1948-07-12) (aged 57)
Los Angeles, California
Other namesKarl Felix Julius Weyl [1]
Occupation(s)Architect
Art director
Years active1926–1929 (architect)
1930–1947 (art director)
SpouseIrma Lois Chase (divorced)[2]

Carl Jules Weyl (6 December 1890 – 12 July 1948) was a German architect and art director. He designed or co-designed six contributing properties in the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District,[3] won a Best Art Direction Oscar for The Adventures of Robin Hood,[4] and was nominated in the same category for Mission to Moscow.[5]

  1. ^ Germany, select births and baptisms, 1558–1898 on ancestry.com
  2. ^ 1930 US Census, 1940 US Census
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. 4 April 1985.
  4. ^ "The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  5. ^ "The 16th Academy Awards (1944) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org. Retrieved 22 July 2011.