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Van Nest Polglase
From Wikipedia Van Nest Polglase (25 August 1898 – 20 December 1968) was an American art director. He was nominated for six Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. Best remembered as head of the design department at RKO Pictures, he worked on 333 films between 1925 and 1957. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Los Angeles, California. His death notice noted that he was "survived by his son Dr. Van Nest Polglase and 2 grandchildren", his wife, Helen, having predeceased him six months earlier.
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Films
Filmography (18)
Gilda
76
Art Direction
Citizen Kane
82
Art Direction
Suspicion
72
Art Direction
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
63
Art Direction
Kitty Foyle
69
Art Direction
My Favorite Wife
73
Art Direction
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
78
Art Direction
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
69
Art Direction
Bringing Up Baby
78
Art Direction
Stage Door
77
Art Direction
Shall We Dance
74
Art Direction
A Damsel in Distress
68
Art Direction
Mary of Scotland
63
Art Direction
Swing Time
75
Art Direction
Alice Adams
69
Art Direction
Top Hat
77
Art Direction
King Kong
79
Supervising Art Director
Little Women
72
Art Direction