Biography
Albert Brenner was an American production designer and art director. Born on 17 February 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, he died on 8 December 2022 in Los Angeles, aged 96. He trained at the New York School of Industrial Arts and the Yale School of Drama, and began his career in window displays, live television and theatre before moving into feature films.
Brenner received five Academy Award nominations for best art direction, for The Sunshine Boys (1975), The Turning Point (1977), California Suite (1978), 2010 (1984) and Beaches (1988). He was awarded the Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. His credits include Bullitt (1968), The Hustler (1961), Pretty Woman (1990), Backdraft (1991), The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) and Valentine's Day (2010). He collaborated frequently with directors Herbert Ross and Garry Marshall, and rebuilt Paramount's New York Street backlot in the 1980s.
