Lachman Harry B.

Biography

Harry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, stage designer, and film director. He was born in La Salle, Illinois on June 29, 1886. Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine and book illustrator, contributing four color illustrations to Charles Harcourt Ainslie Forbes-Lindsay's 1907 book John Smith, Gentleman Adventurer.
In 1911 he emigrated to Paris, where he gained a solid reputation as a post-impressionist painter and was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French government. Lachman's interest in film came from his position as a set designer in Nice, which led to his work on "Mare Nostrum" in 1925.
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He worked as a director in France and England before moving to Hollywood in 1933. His films include "Down Our Street", "Baby Take a Bow", "Dante's Inferno", "Our Relations" and "Dr. Renault's Secret".
In 1928 he married Jue Quon Tai. Lachman returned to painting in the 1940s. He died on March 19, 1975.