Van Nest Polglase

Van Nest Polglase
Born(1898-08-25)August 25, 1898
Brooklyn, New York
DiedDecember 20, 1968(1968-12-20) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California
OccupationArt director
Years active1919-1957

Van Nest Polglase (August 25, 1898 – December 20, 1968) was an American art director. He was nominated for six Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction.[1] 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.[2][3]

  1. ^ "IMDb.com: Van Nest Polglase - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
  2. ^ "Deaths, Funeral Announcements" Los Angeles Times December 22, 1968 p. C24 via ProQuest Historical Newspapers Los Angeles Times (1881 - 1986) accessed March 29, 2010.
  3. ^ United States Social Security Death Index via http://www.familysearch.org/