Grot, Anton, 1884-1974

Antocz Franciszek Groszewski was born in Kelbasice, Poland, Jan. 18, 1884; attended the Technical College in Königsberg, Germany majoring in interior decoration, illustration, and design; came to the US, 1909; started his film career in 1913 when he was hired by the Lubin Co. to paint and design sets; moved to Los Angeles in 1922; head of the Warner Bros. Studio Art Department (1927); worked on a variety of films such as The private lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1938), Captain Blood (1935), The sea hawk (1940), and Mildred Pierce (1945); was nominated for 5 Academy Awards and in 1941 received a special Scientific/Technical Oscar for his invention of a water ripple and wave illusion machine first utilized in The sea hawk; retired 1948; died March 21,1974.

From the description of Papers, 1920-1950. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38291339

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