As per our current Database, Boris Leven has been died on Oct 11, 1986 (age 78).
When Boris Leven die, Boris Leven was 78 years old.
| Popular As | Boris Leven |
| Occupation | Production Designer |
| Age | 78 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 13, 1908 (Russia) |
| Birthday | August 13 |
| Town/City | Russia |
| Nationality | Russia |
Boris Leven’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Boris Leven was born in the Year of the Monkey. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Monkey thrive on having fun. They’re energetic, upbeat, and good at listening but lack self-control. They like being active and stimulated and enjoy pleasing self before pleasing others. They’re heart-breakers, not good at long-term relationships, morals are weak. Compatible with Rat or Dragon.
Best remembered for his Academy Award-winning art direction for the popular 1961 movie version of West Side Story, this cinematic Artist and production designer also contributed to such films as Invaders from Mars, Anatomy of a Murder, The Sound of Music, and The Andromeda Strain.
In the late 1920s, he moved from Moscow, Russia to the United States. After earning a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Southern California, he trained at New York City's Beaux-Arts Institute of Design.
For his work on both New York, New York and West Side Story, he recreated the New York cityscape on a sound stage.
His marriage to Vera Glooshkoff lasted from 1946 until his death in 1986.
As the designer for Director George Stevens' 1956 film, Giant, Leven created an image of a Victorian house in the middle of a large field.
