A. Earl Hedrick

Biography

Born: Albert Earl Hedrick March 2, 1896 in Los Angeles, California, USA Died: September 18, 1985 (age 89) in Whittier, California, USA Former architect. Came to Hollywood in 1932, first as draftsman for Paramount, then promoted to full art director, a position he occupied until 1957. He subsequently worked as set designer for television. His most prolific contribution (alongside Hal Pereira) was on the popular western series "Bonanza" (1959), for which he co-designed the Ponderosa interiors and exteriors on stages sixteen and seventeen at Paramount.