▁art ▁director ▁and ▁production ▁designer . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁career ▁that ▁sp anned ▁over ▁fifty - five ▁years ▁he ▁won ▁two ▁Academy ▁Awards : ▁the ▁first ▁for ▁To ▁Kill ▁a ▁Mock ing bird , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁for ▁The ▁St ing . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ' s ▁Vert igo ▁and ▁Cl int ▁East wood ' s ▁Un f org iven . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁B um st ead ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ontario , ▁California ▁and , ▁following ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California , ▁joined ▁Param ount ▁Pictures ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁learned ▁his ▁trade ▁from ▁Hans ▁Dre ier , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁films ▁beginning ▁with ▁Sa ig on . ▁ ▁Following ▁Dre ier ' s ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁Hal ▁Pere ira , ▁whom ▁Param ount ▁had ▁brought ▁in ▁to ▁replace ▁Dre ier . ▁ ▁During ▁these ▁early ▁years , ▁B um st ead ▁worked ▁on ▁numerous ▁films , ▁including ▁My ▁Friend ▁Ir ma , ▁My ▁Friend ▁Ir ma ▁Go es ▁West , ▁and ▁The ▁Br id ges ▁at ▁Tok o - R i . ▁ ▁However , ▁his ▁big ▁break ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁when ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁Pere ira ▁on ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ' s ▁re make ▁of ▁The ▁Man ▁Who ▁K new ▁To o ▁Much . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁three ▁further ▁H