From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Harry B Lachman June 29 1886 March 19 1975 was an American artist set designer and film director He was born in La Salle Illinois on June 29 1886 Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine and book illustrator contributing 4 colour illustrations to the 1907 work John Smith Gentleman Adventurer by Charles Harcourt Ainslie ForbesLindsay In 1911 he emigrated to Paris where he earned a substantial reputation as a post impressionist painter and was awarded the Légion dHonneur by the French government Lachmans interest in motion pictures stemmed from his position as a set designer in Nice leading to work on Mare Nostrum in 1925 He worked as a director in France and England before settling in Hollywood in 1933 His credits include Down Our Street Baby Take a Bow Dantes Inferno Our Relations and Dr Renaults Secret In 1938 he married Jue Quon Tai Lachman returned to painting in the 1940s He died on March 19 1975
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