---
name: "George Jenkins"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/george-jenkins"
fi1m_id: "george-jenkins"
imdb_id: "nm0420846"
tmdb_id: 6358
wikidata_id: "Q1507662"
roles: ["Art direction"]
born: "19 November 1908"
died: "6 April 2007"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-26T17:17:42.629125+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# George Jenkins

## Identity

George Jenkins

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/george-jenkins
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** george-jenkins
- **IMDb ID:** nm0420846
- **TMDB ID:** 6358
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1507662
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Jenkins, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1507662, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420846/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6358

Art direction. Born 19 November 1908 in Baltimore. Died 6 April 2007.

## Details

- **Work:** Art direction
- **Born:** 19 November 1908, Baltimore
- **Died:** 6 April 2007
- **Active:** 1946–1990
- **Frequently works with:** [Alan J. Pakula](https://film.one/person/alan-j-pakula.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 82 (2), 1970s 86 (2), 1990s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 77 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Thriller 3, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Romance 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $328m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Jenkins, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1507662, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420846/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6358

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Presumed Innocent*](https://film.one/film/presumed-innocent.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

George C. Jenkins was an American production designer. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania before moving into set design for theatre. He worked on Broadway productions including *The Miracle Worker* and later designed for films, beginning with *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946).

Jenkins frequently collaborated with director Alan J. Pakula on films such as *Klute* (1971), *The Parallax View* (1974), *All the President's Men* (1976) and *Presumed Innocent* (1990), his final feature credit. He won an Academy Award for production design on *All the President's Men* and received further recognition for work on *The China Syndrome* (1979) and *Sophie's Choice* (1982). He also taught at the University of California, Los Angeles.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Presumed Innocent* (1990), Fi1m 82, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/presumed-innocent.md)
- *All the President's Men* (1976), Fi1m 90, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md)
- *Klute* (1971), Fi1m 82, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/klute.md)
- *The Bishop's Wife* (1947), Fi1m 74, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bishops-wife.md)
- *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946), Fi1m 90, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/the-best-years-of-our-lives.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Presumed Innocent* (1990), Production Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/presumed-innocent.md)
- *See You in the Morning* (1989), Production Design
- *Orphans* (1987), Production Design
- *Dream Lover* (1986), Production Design
- *The Dollmaker* (1984), Production Design
- *Sophie's Choice* (1982), Production Design
- *Rollover* (1981), Production Design
- *The Postman Always Rings Twice* (1981), Production Design
- *Starting Over* (1979), Production Design
- *The China Syndrome* (1979), Production Design
- *Comes a Horseman* (1978), Production Design
- *All the President's Men* (1976), Production Design — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md)
- *Night Moves* (1975), Production Design
- *Funny Lady* (1975), Production Design
- *The Parallax View* (1974), Production Design
- *The Paper Chase* (1973), Production Design
- *1776* (1972), as Art Direction
- *Klute* (1971), as Art Direction — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/klute.md)
- *The Pursuit of Happiness* (1971), as Art Direction
- *The Angel Levine* (1970), Production Design
- *Me, Natalie* (1969), as Art Direction
- *The Subject Was Roses* (1968), as Art Direction
- *No Way to Treat a Lady* (1968), as Set Decoration, Art Direction
- *Wait Until Dark* (1967), as Art Direction
- *Up the Down Staircase* (1967), as Art Direction
- *Mickey One* (1965), Production Design
- *The Miracle Worker* (1962), as Art Direction
- *Annie Get Your Gun* (1957), Production Design
- *At War with the Army* (1950), as Art Direction
- *Roseanna McCoy* (1949), as Art Direction
- *Enchantment* (1948), as Art Direction
- *A Song Is Born* (1948), as Art Direction
- *The Bishop's Wife* (1947), as Art Direction — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bishops-wife.md)
- *The Secret Life of Walter Mitty* (1947), as Art Direction
- *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946), as Art Direction — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-best-years-of-our-lives.md)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1980: Best Production Design (nominated), for *The China Syndrome*
- 1977: Best Production Design (won), for *All the President's Men*

### Other awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical 1961: Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Musical (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Play 1960: Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Play (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Scenic Design 1957: Tony Award for Best Scenic Design (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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