- Despite his huge success he had for the German film straightaway he went to Hollywood in 1923 where he got a contract by Paramount. He worked for this production company till 1951 and he was the production designer for many well-known productions.
- During his long lasting career in Hollywood Hans Dreier was awarded with three Oscars for "Frenchmen's Creek" (1944), "Samson and Delilah" (1949) and "Sunset Blvd." (1950). In addition he was also nominated for an Oscar 20 times.
- The production designer Hans Dreier as not only active in Germany but also became one of the most important production designers in Hollywood from 1923.
- Thank to a huge team he presided over - among them Albert S. D'Agostino and Roland Anderson - Hans Dreier was also able to create the set for an enormous number of movies of the 40s again.
- He got in touch with the film in 1919 where he could use his education as an architect optimally.
- Before Hans Dreier entered the film business he finished his study for architecture and engineering and worked afterwards for the German government. Among others he had a job in Cameroon.
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