Biography
George C. Jenkins was an American production designer. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania before moving into set design for theatre. He worked on Broadway productions including The Miracle Worker and later designed for films, beginning with The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
Jenkins frequently collaborated with director Alan J. Pakula on films such as Klute (1971), The Parallax View (1974), All the President's Men (1976) and Presumed Innocent (1990), his final feature credit. He won an Academy Award for production design on All the President's Men and received further recognition for work on The China Syndrome (1979) and Sophie's Choice (1982). He also taught at the University of California, Los Angeles.
