Van Nest Polglase Art director
Van Nest Polglase is a 70 years old Art director from Brooklyn, New York. Van Nest Polglase was born on August 25, 1898 (died on December 20, 1968, he was 70 years old) in Brooklyn, New York.
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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.
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No, he died on 12/20/1968, 53 years ago. He was 70 years old when he died. He died in Los Angeles
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Van Nest Polglase Movies (254)
There are 254 movies of Van Nest Polglase.
His first feature film was Citizen Kane (1941). He was 42 when he starred in this movie. Since 1941, he has appeared in 254 feature films. The last one is Weekend for Three (1941). .
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Van Nest Polglase movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Art Direction | Citizen Kane (1941) | 42 |
| Art Direction | Suspicion (1941) | 43 |
| Art Direction | Top Hat (1935) | 37 |
| Art Direction | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) | 41 |
| Art Direction | Bringing Up Baby (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Little Women (1933) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Of Human Bondage (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Swing Time (1936) | 38 |
| Art Direction | Gunga Din (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | My Favorite Wife (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | Love Affair (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Gilda (1946) | 47 |
| Art Direction | Stage Door (1937) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | All That Money Can Buy (1941) | 43 |
| Art Direction | The Informer (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | The Gay Divorcee (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Anne of Green Gables (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) | 42 |
| Art Direction | Annie Oakley (1935) | 37 |
| Art Direction | Flying Down to Rio (1933) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Shall We Dance (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | Bachelor Mother (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Vivacious Lady (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Roberta (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | The Lost Patrol (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Sylvia Scarlett (1935) | 37 |
| Production Design | The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) | 52 |
| Art Direction | Silver Lode (1954) | 55 |
| Art Direction | A Woman Rebels (1936) | 38 |
| Art Direction | Room Service (1938) | 40 |
| Art Direction | A Song to Remember (1945) | 46 |
| Art Direction | Never Fear (1950) | 51 |
| Art Direction | In Name Only (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | The Saint in New York (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | The Gay Falcon (1941) | 43 |
| Art Direction | Alice Adams (1935) | 36 |
| Production Design | The Fallen Sparrow (1943) | 44 |
| Art Direction | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) | 37 |
| Art Direction | Five Came Back (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Romance in Manhattan (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | A Damsel in Distress (1937) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Kitty Foyle (1940) | 42 |
| Art Direction | Carefree (1938) | 40 |
| Art Direction | The Little Minister (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Topaze (1933) | 34 |
| Set Decoration | The Animal Kingdom (1932) | 34 |
| Art Direction | Slightly Scarlet (1956) | 57 |
| Art Direction | You Can't Buy Luck (1937) | 38 |
| Set Decoration | Christopher Strong (1933) | 34 |
| Art Direction | The Plough and the Stars (1936) | 38 |
| Art Direction | A Man to Remember (1938) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Ann Vickers (1933) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Tennessee's Partner (1955) | 57 |
| Art Direction | Allegheny Uprising (1939) | 41 |
| Art Direction | Tom, Dick and Harry (1941) | 42 |
| Art Direction | Star of Midnight (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Passion (1954) | 56 |
| Art Direction | Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940) | 42 |
| Art Direction | That Girl From Paris (1936) | 38 |
| Art Direction | Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | Chatterbox (1936) | 37 |
| Art Direction | The Saint Strikes Back (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | The Mad Miss Manton (1938) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Millionaire Playboy (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | Lady Scarface (1941) | 43 |
| Art Direction | Having Wonderful Time (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Gridiron Flash (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Blond Cheat (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Next Time I Marry (1938) | 40 |
| Production Design | The Crooked Way (1949) | 50 |
| Art Direction | Men Against the Sky (1940) | 42 |
| Art Direction | What a Woman (1943) | 45 |
| Art Direction | Walking on Air (1936) | 38 |
| Art Direction | The Marines Fly High (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | The Fireball (1950) | 52 |
| Art Direction | Mexican Spitfire (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | Conspiracy (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Cross-Country Romance (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | Mary of Scotland (1936) | 38 |
| Art Direction | Joy of Living (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Ace of Aces (1933) | 35 |
| Art Direction | The Silver Streak (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Quick Money (1937) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Bullet Code (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | We're on the Jury (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | Lucky Partners (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | Together Again (1944) | 46 |
| Art Direction | Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | She (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Breakfast for Two (1937) | 39 |
| Art Direction | She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) | 47 |
| Art Direction | This Man Is Mine (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Winterset (1936) | 38 |
| Art Direction | You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | The Bride Walks Out (1936) | 37 |
| Settings | Bed of Roses (1933) | 34 |
| Art Direction | The Saint's Double Trouble (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | The Rainmakers (1935) | 37 |
| Art Direction | New Faces of 1937 (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | Stingaree (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Blind Alibi (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Pearl of the South Pacific (1955) | 57 |
| Art Direction | Chance at Heaven (1933) | 35 |
| Art Direction | The Saint In Palm Springs (1941) | 42 |
| Art Direction | Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933) | 35 |
| Art Direction | The Meanest Gal in Town (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Two Alone (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Sing and Like it (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Wednesday's Child (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | In Person (1935) | 37 |
| Art Direction | Another Face (1935) | 37 |
| Art Direction | Two in the Dark (1936) | 37 |
| Art Direction | Sea Devils (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | Crime Ring (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | The Spellbinder (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Reno (1939) | 41 |
| Art Direction | The Fargo Kid (1940) | 42 |
| Art Direction | Parachute Battalion (1941) | 43 |
| Production Design | Johnny One-Eye (1950) | 51 |
| Art Direction | Lightning Strikes Twice (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Bunker Bean (1936) | 37 |
| Art Direction | Beauty for the Asking (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Break of Hearts (1935) | 36 |
| Set Decoration | The Silver Cord (1933) | 34 |
| Art Direction | We're Rich Again (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Twelve Crowded Hours (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Crashing Hollywood (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935) | 37 |
| Art Direction | The Return Of Peter Grimm (1935) | 37 |
| Art Direction | Murder on a Bridle Path (1936) | 37 |
| Art Direction | Hot Tip (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Kiss and Tell (1945) | 47 |
| Art Direction | Arizona Legion (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Captain Hurricane (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | I Dream Too Much (1935) | 37 |
| Art Direction | The Soldier and the Lady (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | Murder on the Blackboard (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Red Morning (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Finishing School (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Silly Billies (1936) | 37 |
| Art Direction | Curtain Call (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | Success at Any Price (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Saturday's Heroes (1937) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Old Man Rhythm (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Hurry, Charlie, Hurry (1941) | 42 |
| Art Direction | Annapolis Salute (1937) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Annabel Takes a Tour (1938) | 40 |
| Art Direction | The Girl and the Gambler (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | West of the Pecos (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Fugitives for a Night (1938) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Bad Lands (1939) | 41 |
| Art Direction | Love on a Bet (1936) | 37 |
| Art Direction | Panama Lady (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | The Affairs of Annabel (1938) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Wise Girl (1937) | 39 |
| Art Direction | The Thrill of Brazil (1946) | 48 |
| Art Direction | Bachelor Bait (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Millionaires in Prison (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | The Fountain (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Double Danger (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | The Big Game (1936) | 38 |
| Art Direction | China Passage (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | The Great Jasper (1933) | 34 |
| Art Direction | They Wanted to Marry (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | The Marshal Of Mesa City (1939) | 41 |
| Art Direction | The Saint Takes Over (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | High Flyers (1937) | 39 |
| Set Decoration | Rafter Romance (1933) | 35 |
| Art Direction | We're Only Human (1935) | 37 |
| Art Direction | The Arizonian (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Jalna (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Racing Lady (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | Danger Patrol (1937) | 39 |
| Art Direction | The Lady Consents (1936) | 37 |
| Art Direction | A Bill of Divorcement (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | Where Sinners Meet (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Everybody's Doing It (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Our Betters (1933) | 34 |
| Art Direction | The Toast of New York (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | The Bandit Trail (1941) | 43 |
| Art Direction | On Again-Off Again (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | Let's Try Again (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Strictly Dynamite (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Hat, Coat and Glove (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | The Big Shot (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | The Fighting Gringo (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Father Takes a Wife (1941) | 43 |
| Art Direction | Don't Tell the Wife (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | There Goes My Girl (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | Triple Justice (1940) | 42 |
| Art Direction | The Age of Innocence (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Hooray for Love (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Forty Naughty Girls (1937) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Married and in Love (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | Repent at Leisure (1941) | 42 |
| Art Direction | Dude Cowboy (1941) | 43 |
| Art Direction | The Richest Girl in the World (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Their Big Moment (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | To Beat the Band (1935) | 37 |
| Art Direction | Criminal Lawyer (1937) | 38 |
| Settings | Blind Adventure (1933) | 34 |
| Art Direction | The Nitwits (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | The Life of the Party (1930) | 32 |
| Art Direction | The Three Musketeers (1935) | 37 |
| Art Direction | Down to Their Last Yacht (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Keep 'Em Rolling (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Tarnished Angel (1938) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Living on Love (1937) | 39 |
| Production Design | The Admiral Was a Lady (1950) | 51 |
| Art Direction | Sky Giant (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | There Goes the Groom (1937) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Kentucky Kernels (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Hitting a New High (1937) | 39 |
| Art Direction | She's Got Everything (1937) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Stage Struck (1925) | 27 |
| Art Direction | Go Chase Yourself (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | After Tonight (1933) | 35 |
| Art Direction | The Day the Bookies Wept (1939) | 41 |
| Art Direction | By Your Leave (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Law of the Underworld (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | Look Who's Laughing (1941) | 43 |
| Art Direction | Long Lost Father (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Man of Two Worlds (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Night Spot (1938) | 39 |
| Art Direction | His Family Tree (1935) | 37 |
| Art Direction | Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938) | 40 |
| Art Direction | The Woman I Love (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | The Right To Romance (1933) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Village Tale (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | They Met in Argentina (1941) | 42 |
| Art Direction | A Kiss in the Dark (1925) | 26 |
| Art Direction | The Past of Mary Holmes (1933) | 34 |
| Art Direction | If I Were Free (1933) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Spitfire (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | His Greatest Gamble (1934) | 35 |
| Art Direction | Dangerous Corner (1934) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Enchanted April (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Murder on a Honeymoon (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | Chasing Yesterday (1935) | 36 |
| Art Direction | M'Liss (1936) | 37 |
| Art Direction | Super-Sleuth (1937) | 38 |
| Art Direction | Almost a Gentleman (1939) | 40 |
| Art Direction | Sued for Libel (1939) | 41 |
| Art Direction | Vigil in the Night (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | One Crowded Night (1940) | 41 |
| Art Direction | I'm Still Alive (1940) | 42 |
| Art Direction | Footlight Fever (1941) | 42 |
| Art Direction | Six-Gun Gold (1941) | 42 |
| Art Direction | The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941) | 43 |
| Art Direction | Weekend for Three (1941) | 43 |
Awards (2)
Nominated Academy Award for Best Production Design , nominated Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White ,
What was Van's zodiac sign?Van Nest Polglase zodiac sign was virgo.
Other facts about Van Nest Polglase
| Place of death | Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| Date of death | 1968-12-20T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | Van |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
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