Biography
Boris Leven (1908–1986) was a Russian-born art director and production designer who worked in Hollywood from the late 1930s until his death. He emigrated to the United States in 1927, studied architecture at the University of Southern California, and received his first screen credit on Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938).
Leven received an Academy Award for Best Art Direction – Set Decoration (Colour) for West Side Story (1961), shared with Victor A. Gangelin, and was nominated for the award on seven other occasions. His production design credits include Giant (1956), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), The Sound of Music (1965), The Andromeda Strain (1971), New York, New York (1977), The King of Comedy (1982), Fletch (1985) and The Color of Money (1986).
