Van Nest Polglase

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.

Art

1957

The River's Edge

Production Design

1956

Slightly Scarlet

Art Direction

1955

Tennessee's Partner

Art Direction

1955

Pearl of the South Pacific

Art Direction

1954

Passion

Art Direction

1954

Silver Lode

Art Direction

1950

The Man Who Cheated Himself

Production Design

1950

The Fireball

Art Direction

1950

Never Fear

Production Design

1949

The Crooked Way

Production Design

1946

Gilda

Art Direction

1945

A Song to Remember

Art Direction

1944

Together Again

Art Direction

1943

What a Woman

Art Direction

1943

The Fallen Sparrow

Production Design

1941

Weekend for Three

Art Direction

1941

Suspicion

Art Direction

1941

The Gay Falcon

Art Direction

1941

All That Money Can Buy

Art Direction

1941

Citizen Kane

Art Direction

1941

Six-Gun Gold

Art Direction

1941

Tom, Dick and Harry

Art Direction

1941

They Met in Argentina

Art Direction

1941

The Devil and Miss Jones

Art Direction

1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Art Direction

1941

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Art Direction

1940

Kitty Foyle

Art Direction

1940

They Knew What They Wanted

Art Direction

1940

Dance, Girl, Dance

Art Direction

1940

Wildcat Bus

Art Direction

1940

Stranger on the Third Floor

Art Direction

1940

Millionaires in Prison

Art Direction

1940

A Bill of Divorcement

Art Direction

1940

You Can't Fool Your Wife

Art Direction

1940

My Favorite Wife

Art Direction

1940

Primrose Path

Art Direction

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Art Direction

1940

Vigil in the Night

Art Direction

1940

Married and in Love

Art Direction

1940

Legion of the Lawless

Art Direction

1939

That's Right – You're Wrong

Art Direction

1939

Allegheny Uprising

Art Direction

1939

Fifth Avenue Girl

Art Direction

1939

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Art Direction

1939

In Name Only

Art Direction

1939

The Spellbinder

Art Direction

1939

Bachelor Mother

Art Direction

1939

Racketeers of the Range

Art Direction

1939

Sorority House

Art Direction

1939

Love Affair

Art Direction

1939

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Art Direction

1939

The Saint Strikes Back

Art Direction

1939

Beauty for the Asking

Art Direction

1939

Gunga Din

Art Direction

1938

Annabel Takes a Tour

Art Direction

1938

Tarnished Angel

Art Direction

1938

The Mad Miss Manton

Art Direction

1938

Fugitives for a Night

Art Direction

1938

Room Service

Art Direction

1938

The Affairs of Annabel

Art Direction

1938

Carefree

Art Direction

1938

Sky Giant

Art Direction

1938

Having Wonderful Time

Art Direction

1938

Blond Cheat

Art Direction

1938

The Saint in New York

Art Direction

1938

Blind Alibi

Art Direction

1938

Vivacious Lady

Art Direction

1938

Joy of Living

Art Direction

1938

Go Chase Yourself

Art Direction

1938

Bringing Up Baby

Art Direction

1937

Hitting a New High

Art Direction

1937

A Damsel in Distress

Art Direction

1937

Living on Love

Art Direction

1937

Fight for Your Lady

Art Direction

1937

Breakfast for Two

Art Direction

1937

Stage Door

Art Direction

1937

Music for Madame

Art Direction

1937

Forty Naughty Girls

Art Direction

1937

The Toast of New York

Art Direction

1937

On Again—Off Again

Art Direction

1937

There Goes My Girl

Art Direction

1937

Shall We Dance

Art Direction

1937

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

Art Direction

1937

The Woman I Love

Art Direction

1937

Quality Street

Art Direction

1937

Don't Tell the Wife

Art Direction

1936

That Girl from Paris

Art Direction

1936

The Plot Thickens

Art Direction

1936

Winterset

Art Direction

1936

A Woman Rebels

Art Direction

1936

Swing Time

Art Direction

1936

Mary of Scotland

Art Direction

1936

The Bride Walks Out

Art Direction

1936

Murder on a Bridle Path

Art Direction

1936

Follow the Fleet

Art Direction

1936

Chatterbox

Art Direction

1935

We're Only Human

Art Direction

1935

Sylvia Scarlett

Art Direction

1935

I Dream Too Much

Art Direction

1935

In Person

Art Direction

1935

Annie Oakley

Art Direction

1935

Top Hat

Art Direction

1935

Alice Adams

Art Direction

1935

She

Art Direction

1935

Hooray for Love

Art Direction

1935

The Nitwits

Art Direction

1935

Break of Hearts

Art Direction

1935

The Informer

Art Direction

1935

Chasing Yesterday

Art Direction

1935

Star of Midnight

Art Direction

1935

Roberta

Art Direction

1935

Murder on a Honeymoon

Art Direction

1935

Romance in Manhattan

Art Direction

1934

The Little Minister

Art Direction

1934

Anne of Green Gables

Art Direction

1934

Kentucky Kernels

Art Direction

1934

The Gay Divorcee

Art Direction

1934

The Richest Girl in the World

Art Direction

1934

The Age of Innocence

Art Direction

1934

Bachelor Bait

Art Direction

1934

Of Human Bondage

Art Direction

1934

We're Rich Again

Art Direction

1934

Murder on the Blackboard

Art Direction

1934

The Life of Vergie Winters

Art Direction

1934

Stingaree

Art Direction

1934

Strictly Dynamite

Art Direction

1934

Finishing School

Art Direction

1934

Sing and Like It

Art Direction

1934

Success at Any Price

Art Direction

1934

The Lost Patrol

Art Direction

1934

Hips, Hips, Hooray!

Art Direction

1934

The Meanest Gal in Town

Art Direction

1933

Flying Down to Rio

Art Direction

1933

Little Women

Art Direction

1933

Chance at Heaven

Art Direction

1933

Morning Glory

Settings

1933

Before Dawn

Settings

1933

Headline Shooter

Settings

1933

Bed of Roses

Settings

1933

Professional Sweetheart

Settings

1933

Sweepings

Settings

1933

King Kong

Supervising Art Director

1933

Christopher Strong

Set Decoration

1933

Topaze

Art Direction

1932

The Animal Kingdom

Set Decoration

1930

The Life of the Party

Art Direction

1925

Stage Struck

Art Direction

Infos

Full Name
Van Nest Polglase
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
8/25/1898
Date of Death
12/20/1968
Also Known As

Van Nest Poglase