Van Nest Polglase
Art
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.
Filmography
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The River's Edge
1957
Slightly Scarlet
1956
Tennessee's Partner
1955
Pearl of the South Pacific
1955
Escape to Burma
1955
Passion
1954
Silver Lode
1954
The Man Who Cheated Himself
1950
The Fireball
1950
The Admiral Was a Lady
1950
Johnny One-Eye
1950
Never Fear
1950
The Crooked Way
1949
The Thrill of Brazil
1946
Gilda
1946
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
Kiss and Tell
1945
A Song to Remember
1945
Together Again
1944
What a Woman
1943
The Fallen Sparrow
1943
Dude Cowboy
1941
Weekend for Three
1941
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
Look Who's Laughing
1941
Suspicion
1941
The Gay Falcon
1941
All That Money Can Buy
1941
The Bandit Trail
1941
Father Takes a Wife
1941
Lady Scarface
1941
Parachute Battalion
1941
Six-Gun Gold
1941
Cyclone on Horseback
1941
Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
1941
They Met in Argentina
1941
Citizen Kane
1941
The Devil and Miss Jones
1941
Repent at Leisure
1941
Footlight Fever
1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
Along the Rio Grande
1941
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
Play Girl
1941
The Saint In Palm Springs
1941
Kitty Foyle
1940
The Fargo Kid
1940
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
Triple Justice
1940
I'm Still Alive
1940
Men Against the Sky
1940
Dance, Girl, Dance
1940
Wildcat Bus
1940
Stranger on the Third Floor
1940
One Crowded Night
1940
Lucky Partners
1940
Stage to Chino
1940
Millionaires in Prison
1940
Cross-Country Romance
1940
Prairie Law
1940
The Saint Takes Over
1940
A Bill of Divorcement
1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
My Favorite Wife
1940
Curtain Call
1940
Bullet Code
1940
Primrose Path
1940
Millionaire Playboy
1940
Little Orvie
1940
The Marines Fly High
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Vigil in the Night
1940
The Saint's Double Trouble
1940
Married and in Love
1940
Mexican Spitfire
1940
Legion of the Lawless
1940
Reno
1939
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939