Paul Barnes(II)
- Art Director
- Production Designer
- Art Department
Paul Barnes was an art director and production designer, known for The Carol Burnett Show (1967), Your Hit Parade (1950) and The Last Mile (1959). He died on 19 January 1987 in Burbank, California, USA.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 8 nominations total
Art Director
Production Designer
Art Department
- TriviaPaul Barnes was born June 28, 1925, deceased on January 19, 1987 at the age of 62. Paul's network television scenic stage-set design career began at age 25 in 1950, with the New York CBS network television production facility, first as a set designer, and later, as an assistant scenic designer. He was a member of the New York City United Scenic Artists IATSE #829 Union, design branch. The New York TV network union contract did not allow scenic designer's being listed as an "Art Director." The network contract with network TV union members in the graphic design division designated that craft as art director. The NYC TV networks union designated jurisdiction denied scenic designers to be given the art director credit on television programs. Paul became a member of the West Coast Society of Motion Picture and Television Art Director's Guild, IATSE #876 (Art Director's Guild IATSE #800) when he relocated, as did set decorator Bill Harp, when the team moved to Los Angeles for production of the 1967 "Carol Burnett Show" television series (1967-1978, 260 shows), video taped live with an audience, at the CBS' Television City studios (Beverly Blvd. and Fairfax Avenue location) in Los Angeles/Hollywood, California. This was Paul Barnes first official Art Director credit on the CBS television program. Paul Barnes' TV credits on "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950), "Your Hit Parade" (1955-'56) and the "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall" (1965) was credited as the show's Scenic Designer. (Paul was credited as a set designer 'draft-person' in 1959 on the "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall").
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