Eugène Lourié

Eugène Lourié (Russian: Евгений Лурье, romanized: Yevgeniy Lur'ye; born Yevgeny Lure; 8 April 1903 – 26 May 1991) was a Russian-French filmmaker, who worked variously as a director, production designer, art director, and special effects artist. He was a collaborator of Jean Renoir during the 1930s, when he was called "among the best art directors in French cinema." Later he became known as a director of American science fiction films, like The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.

Lourié was nominated for an Academy Award in 1969 for Best Visual Effects on the film Krakatoa, East of Java. In 2011, he was posthumously entered into the Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame.