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Van Nest Polglase

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1898 - 1968

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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.

Birthday: 1898-08-25

Born At: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Crewed In:

Citizen Kane

Bringing Up Baby

Top Hat

Gilda

Suspicion

Swing Time

Slightly Scarlet

The Gay Divorcee

Flying Down to Rio

Shall We Dance

Sylvia Scarlett

Together Again

In Name Only

Vivacious Lady

Christopher Strong

The Admiral Was a Lady

The Man Who Cheated Himself

Love Affair

Stage Door

Of Human Bondage

Having Wonderful Time

The Saint Strikes Back

Quality Street

The Toast of New York

Father Takes a Wife

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

Star of Midnight

The Saint Takes Over

She

The Soldier and the Lady

Murder on a Bridle Path

Five Came Back

A Damsel in Distress

The Saint In Palm Springs

Murder on a Honeymoon

Kitty Foyle

Hitting a New High

Johnny One-Eye

Breakfast for Two

Kentucky Kernels

Millionaires in Prison

Tom, Dick and Harry

Winterset

Lady Scarface

The Nitwits

Cockeyed Cavaliers

On Again-Off Again

Men Against the Sky

Bachelor Bait

The Affairs of Annabel

Annabel Takes a Tour

Panama Lady

Don't Tell the Wife

A Woman Rebels

The Age of Innocence

Hips, Hips, Hooray!

Mexican Spitfire

The Richest Girl in the World

The Bride Walks Out

A Song to Remember

Passion

Twelve Crowded Hours

The Animal Kingdom

The Silver Cord

A Bill of Divorcement

Never Fear

Pearl of the South Pacific

Rafter Romance

Chance at Heaven

Dude Cowboy

Break of Hearts

The Return Of Peter Grimm

She Wouldn't Say Yes

Beauty for the Asking

Village Tale

Bed of Roses

The Three Musketeers

Stage Struck

Lucky Partners

Double Danger

Crashing Hollywood

Hat, Coat and Glove

Sea Devils

In Person

Two in the Dark

Love on a Bet

The Plough and the Stars

Lightning Strikes Twice

Finishing School

Seven Keys to Baldpate

The Right To Romance

The Life of the Party

High Flyers

A Man to Remember

This Man Is Mine

Forty Naughty Girls

One Crowded Night

Super-Sleuth

Dangerous Corner

Blind Adventure

Our Betters

Stingaree

Murder on the Blackboard

China Passage

Strictly Dynamite

The Life of Vergie Winters

Blond Cheat

Music for Madame

Law of the Underworld

Enchanted April

Romance in Manhattan

Sing and Like it

Sued for Libel

Curtain Call

Footlight Fever

Topaze

Vigil in the Night

Married and in Love

She's Got Everything

Look Who's Laughing

His Greatest Gamble

What a Woman

That Girl From Paris

I Dream Too Much

We're Only Human

We're on the Jury

Almost a Gentleman

Chatterbox

Wednesday's Child

Fugitives for a Night

Tarnished Angel

Annapolis Salute

Saturday's Heroes

We're Rich Again

Success At Any Price

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

Man of Two Worlds

By Your Leave

The Big Game

Criminal Lawyer

Parachute Battalion

There Goes the Groom

You Can't Fool Your Wife

Go Chase Yourself

Weekend for Three

The Day the Bookies Wept

Another Face

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

The Silver Streak

New Faces of 1937

Next Time I Marry

Down to Their Last Yacht

The Marshal Of Mesa City

Long Lost Father

After Tonight

Kiss and Tell

The Thrill of Brazil

The Meanest Gal in Town

The Girl and the Gambler

Chasing Yesterday

The Woman I Love

Two Alone

The Lady Consents

They Wanted to Marry

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Quick Money

Conspiracy

Danger Patrol

Everybody's Doing It

Night Spot

They Met in Argentina

The Spellbinder

The Marines Fly High

Cross-Country Romance

I'm Still Alive

There Goes My Girl

His Family Tree

Old Man Rhythm

Walking on Air

The Last Outlaw

M'Liss

Red Morning

Hooray for Love

The Great Jasper

Living on Love

Keep 'Em Rolling

You Can't Buy Luck

Let's Try Again

Arizona Legion

Where Sinners Meet

Captain Hurricane