Van Nest Polglase
Set Decorator, Award Winner
1898 – 1968
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Who was Van Nest Polglase?
Van Nest Polglase 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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- Born
- Aug 25, 1898
Brooklyn - Also known as
- Van Nest Poglase
- Polglase
- Spouses
- Helen Polglase
( - 1968)
- Helen Polglase
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 20, 1968
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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