Jack Martin Smith

Jack Martin Smith (January 2, 1911 - November 7, 1993) was a highly successful Hollywood art director with over 130 films to his credit and nine Academy Award nominations which ultimately yielded three Oscars.

Famous quotes containing the words jack, martin and/or smith:

    “This is the house that Jack built.

    This is the malt
    That lay in the house that Jack built.”
    —Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. The House That Jack Built (l. 1–3)

    “I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you’re an idiot.”
    —Steve Martin (b. 1945)

    “Why does my Muse only speak when she is unhappy?
    She does not, I only listen when I am unhappy
    When I am happy I live and despise writing
    For my Muse this cannot but be dispiriting.”
    —Stevie Smith (1902–1971)