Katherine Orrison
| Katherine Orrison | |
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November 18, 1948 Anniston, Alabama, United States |
| Occupation | Author, film scholar, screenwriter |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1991–present |
| Genre | Film criticism, screenwriting |
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Cecil B. De Mille The Ten Commandments (1923 and 1956) Henry Wilcoxon Gary Cooper |
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Katherine Orrison (born November 18, 1948) is an American set decorator, art director, producer, costumer, author and film historian specializing in the films of Cecil B. DeMille, the life and career of actor Henry Wilcoxon, and the epic film The Ten Commandments.
Orrison was born in Anniston, Alabama to John M. Orrison and Mary H. Orrison. She spent time visiting her grandparents in Pompano Beach, Florida when she was young. She was inspired to pursue film after seeing The Ten Commandments film when she was 9 years old. She even started putting lamb's blood on her doorposts after seeing the film.
Orrison graduated from the Sacred Heart Convent in Cullman, AL in 1966. She later attended the Pasadena Playhouse College of Theater Arts in Pasadena, CA. She married Peter Coe, but their marriage was annulled in 1969. After the annulment, Orrison worked for various companies like Filmation and Disney on aninmated films and commercials from 1969 to 1980. She then attended the American Film Institute in Beverly Hills, CA from 1980 through 1982.
After leaving the American Film Institute, Orrison worked in the Hollywood film industry for over twenty years as an animation checker, associate producer, production manager, art director, set decorator and costumer. Her body of work included Miracle Mile (1988) and The Doors (1991).She also restored and decorated the Mayan Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
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