
Van Nest Polglase
Personal Info
Known for
Art
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-08-25
Day of Death
1968-12-20 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Van Nest Polglase
Biography
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.
Crew
(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
(1955)
Escape to Burma
Art Direction
(1954)
Silver Lode
Art Direction
(1954)
Passion
Art Direction
(1950)
Never Fear
Production Design
(1950)
The Admiral Was a Lady
Production Design
(1950)
Johnny One-Eye
Production Design
(1950)
The Fireball
Art Direction
(1950)
The Man Who Cheated Himself
Production Design
(1949)
The Crooked Way
Production Design
(1946)
Gilda
Art Direction
(1946)
The Thrill of Brazil
Art Direction
(1945)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Art Direction
(1945)
Kiss and Tell
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)
Citizen Kane
Art Direction
(1941)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Art Direction
(1941)
Parachute Battalion
Art Direction
(1941)
Cyclone on Horseback
Art Direction
(1941)
The Saint In Palm Springs
Art Direction
(1941)
Footlight Fever
Art Direction
(1941)
Tom, Dick and Harry
Art Direction
(1941)
Lady Scarface
Art Direction
(1941)
The Gay Falcon
Art Direction
(1941)
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Art Direction
(1941)
Play Girl
Art Direction
(1941)
Along the Rio Grande
Art Direction
(1941)
Suspicion
Art Direction
(1941)
Dude Cowboy
Art Direction
(1941)
Look Who's Laughing
Art Direction
(1941)
Weekend for Three
Art Direction
(1941)
All That Money Can Buy
Art Direction
(1941)
The Bandit Trail
Art Direction
(1941)
Father Takes a Wife
Art Direction
(1941)
Six-Gun Gold
Art Direction
(1941)
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
Art Direction
(1941)
They Met in Argentina
Art Direction
(1941)
Repent at Leisure
Art Direction
(1941)
The Devil and Miss Jones
Art Direction
(1941)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Art Direction
(1940)
The Fargo Kid
Art Direction
(1940)
Legion of the Lawless
Art Direction
(1940)
Vigil in the Night
Art Direction
(1940)
Bullet Code
Art Direction
(1940)
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Art Direction
(1940)
Mexican Spitfire
Art Direction
(1940)
Men Against the Sky
Art Direction
(1940)
Kitty Foyle
Art Direction
(1940)
Married and in Love
Art Direction
(1940)
The Saint's Double Trouble
Art Direction
(1940)
The Marines Fly High
Art Direction
(1940)
Curtain Call
Art Direction
(1940)
The Saint Takes Over
Art Direction
(1940)
A Bill of Divorcement
Art Direction
(1940)
Cross-Country Romance
Art Direction
(1940)
I'm Still Alive
Art Direction
(1940)
Millionaires in Prison
Art Direction
(1940)
Prairie Law
Art Direction
(1940)
Little Orvie
Art Direction
(1940)
Stage to Chino
Art Direction
(1940)
They Knew What They Wanted
Art Direction
(1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Art Direction
(1940)
Dance, Girl, Dance
Art Direction
(1940)
Lucky Partners
Art Direction
(1940)
My Favorite Wife
Art Direction
(1940)
Stranger on the Third Floor
Art Direction
(1940)
Millionaire Playboy
Art Direction
(1940)
Triple Justice
Art Direction
(1940)
One Crowded Night
Art Direction
(1940)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Art Direction
(1940)
Primrose Path
Art Direction
(1939)
Fifth Avenue Girl
Art Direction
(1939)
Pacific Liner
Art Direction
(1939)
Timber Stampede
Art Direction
(1939)
Trouble in Sundown
Art Direction
(1939)
Reno
Art Direction
(1939)
Racketeers of the Range
Art Direction
(1939)
Conspiracy
Art Direction
(1939)
The Girl and the Gambler
Art Direction
(1939)
Twelve Crowded Hours
Art Direction
(1939)
The Saint Strikes Back
Art Direction
(1939)
Almost a Gentleman
Art Direction
(1939)
The Spellbinder
Art Direction
(1939)
The Day the Bookies Wept
Art Direction
(1939)
Sued for Libel
Art Direction
(1939)
Arizona Legion
Art Direction
(1939)
The Rookie Cop
Art Direction
(1939)
Love Affair
Art Direction
(1939)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Art Direction
(1939)
Bachelor Mother
Art Direction
(1939)
Beauty for the Asking
Art Direction
(1939)
In Name Only
Art Direction
(1939)
The Fighting Gringo
Art Direction
(1939)
Five Came Back
Art Direction
(1939)
Panama Lady
Art Direction
(1939)
Bad Lands
Art Direction
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Art Direction
(1939)
Allegheny Uprising
Art Direction
(1939)
Gunga Din
Art Direction
(1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Art Direction
(1939)
That's Right – You're Wrong
Art Direction
(1938)
Bringing Up Baby
Art Direction
(1938)
The Law West of Tombstone
Art Direction
(1938)
Condemned Women
Art Direction
(1938)
Sky Giant
Art Direction
(1938)
Law of the Underworld
Art Direction
(1938)
Crashing Hollywood
Art Direction
(1938)
Everybody's Doing It
Art Direction
(1938)
Double Danger
Art Direction
(1938)
Night Spot
Art Direction
(1938)
Blond Cheat
Art Direction
(1938)
Go Chase Yourself
Art Direction
(1938)
Blind Alibi
Art Direction
(1938)
Having Wonderful Time
Art Direction
(1938)
Crime Ring
Art Direction
(1938)
The Affairs of Annabel
Art Direction
(1938)
Fugitives for a Night
Art Direction
(1938)
Room Service
Art Direction
(1938)
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
Art Direction
(1938)
A Man to Remember
Art Direction
(1938)
Tarnished Angel
Art Direction
(1938)
Annabel Takes a Tour
Art Direction
(1938)
Next Time I Marry
Art Direction
(1938)
This Marriage Business
Art Direction
(1938)
Vivacious Lady
Art Direction
(1938)
Lawless Valley
Art Direction
(1938)
The Mad Miss Manton
Art Direction
(1938)
Carefree
Art Direction
(1938)
Border G-Man
Art Direction
(1938)
Joy of Living
Art Direction
(1938)
The Saint in New York
Art Direction
(1938)
Painted Desert
Art Direction
(1937)
We Who Are About to Die
Art Direction
(1937)
Border Cafe
Art Direction
(1937)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Art Direction
(1937)
The Woman I Love
Art Direction
(1937)
Saturday's Heroes
Art Direction
(1937)
Forty Naughty Girls
Art Direction
(1937)
Quick Money
Art Direction
(1937)
Annapolis Salute
Art Direction
(1937)
On Again—Off Again
Art Direction
(1937)
High Flyers
Art Direction
(1937)
There Goes My Girl
Art Direction
(1937)
Criminal Lawyer
Art Direction
(1937)
Don't Tell the Wife
Art Direction
(1937)
Danger Patrol
Art Direction
(1937)
They Wanted to Marry
Art Direction
(1937)
Racing Lady
Art Direction
(1937)
Hitting a New High
Art Direction
(1937)
Stage Door
Art Direction
(1937)
Breakfast for Two
Art Direction
(1937)
You Can't Buy Luck
Art Direction
(1937)
Shall We Dance
Art Direction
(1937)
A Damsel in Distress
Art Direction
(1937)
We're on the Jury
Art Direction
(1937)
China Passage
Art Direction
(1937)
Living on Love
Art Direction
(1937)
Wise Girl
Art Direction
(1937)
The Toast of New York
Art Direction
(1937)
Sea Devils
Art Direction
(1937)
Super-Sleuth
Art Direction
(1937)
She's Got Everything
Art Direction
(1937)
The Big Shot
Art Direction
(1937)
New Faces of 1937
Art Direction
(1937)
There Goes the Groom
Art Direction
(1937)
The Soldier and the Lady
Art Direction
(1937)
Music for Madame
Art Direction
(1937)
Quality Street
Art Direction
(1936)
The Lady Consents
Art Direction
(1936)
The Plough and the Stars
Art Direction
(1936)
Walking on Air
Art Direction
(1936)
A Woman Rebels
Art Direction
(1936)
The Big Game
Art Direction
(1936)
Yellow Dust
Art Direction
(1936)
Wanted: Jane Turner
Art Direction
(1936)
Make Way for a Lady
Art Direction
(1936)
Winterset
Art Direction
(1936)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Art Direction
(1936)
Swing Time
Art Direction
(1936)
The Bride Walks Out
Art Direction
(1936)
Two in the Dark
Art Direction
(1936)
Silly Billies
Art Direction
(1936)
Murder on a Bridle Path
Art Direction
(1936)
Mary of Scotland
Art Direction
(1936)
Chatterbox
Art Direction
(1936)
That Girl from Paris
Art Direction
(1936)
M'Liss
Art Direction
(1936)
Love on a Bet
Art Direction
(1936)
Follow the Fleet
Art Direction
(1936)
Bunker Bean
Art Direction
(1936)
The Last Outlaw
Art Direction
(1935)
Top Hat
Art Direction
(1935)
In Person
Art Direction
(1935)
We're Only Human
Art Direction
(1935)
A Dog of Flanders
Art Direction
(1935)
Star of Midnight
Art Direction
(1935)
She
Art Direction
(1935)
Sylvia Scarlett
Art Direction
(1935)
Annie Oakley
Art Direction
(1935)
Village Tale
Art Direction
(1935)
Old Man Rhythm
Art Direction
(1935)
To Beat the Band
Art Direction
(1935)
Romance in Manhattan
Art Direction
(1935)
Alice Adams
Art Direction
(1935)
Chasing Yesterday
Art Direction
(1935)
Captain Hurricane
Art Direction
(1935)
Roberta
Art Direction
(1935)
I Dream Too Much
Art Direction
(1935)
Jalna
Art Direction
(1935)
Enchanted April
Art Direction
(1935)
The Three Musketeers
Art Direction
(1935)
The Nitwits
Art Direction
(1935)
Break of Hearts
Art Direction
(1935)
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Art Direction
(1935)
The Arizonian
Art Direction
(1935)
The Return Of Peter Grimm
Art Direction
(1935)
Hooray for Love
Art Direction
(1935)
His Family Tree
Art Direction
(1935)
Murder on a Honeymoon
Art Direction
(1935)
Another Face
Art Direction
(1935)
The Rainmakers
Art Direction
(1935)
Hot Tip
Art Direction
(1935)
The Informer
Art Direction
(1934)
Two Alone
Art Direction
(1934)
The Fountain
Art Direction
(1934)
Where Sinners Meet
Art Direction
(1934)
The Gay Divorcee
Art Direction
(1934)
The Lost Patrol
Art Direction
(1934)
Stingaree
Art Direction
(1934)
Murder on the Blackboard
Art Direction
(1934)
By Your Leave
Art Direction
(1934)
Finishing School
Art Direction
(1934)
Wednesday's Child
Art Direction
(1934)
Cockeyed Cavaliers
Art Direction
(1934)
This Man Is Mine
Art Direction
(1934)
The Meanest Gal in Town
Art Direction
(1934)
Man of Two Worlds
Art Direction
(1934)
Long Lost Father
Art Direction
(1934)
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
Art Direction
(1934)
Keep 'Em Rolling
Art Direction
(1934)
Spitfire
Art Direction
(1934)
Success at Any Price
Art Direction
(1934)
Sing and Like It
Art Direction
(1934)
Strictly Dynamite
Art Direction
(1934)
The Life of Vergie Winters
Art Direction
(1934)
Let's Try Again
Art Direction
(1934)
Of Human Bondage
Art Direction
(1934)
We're Rich Again
Art Direction
(1934)
His Greatest Gamble
Art Direction
(1934)
Bachelor Bait
Art Direction
(1934)
Hat, Coat and Glove
Art Direction
(1934)
Their Big Moment
Art Direction
(1934)
Down to Their Last Yacht
Art Direction
(1934)
The Age of Innocence
Art Direction
(1934)
The Richest Girl in the World
Art Direction
(1934)
Dangerous Corner
Art Direction
(1934)
Gridiron Flash
Art Direction
(1934)
Kentucky Kernels
Art Direction
(1934)
Anne of Green Gables
Art Direction
(1934)
Lightning Strikes Twice
Art Direction
(1934)
The Silver Streak
Art Direction
(1934)
Red Morning
Art Direction
(1934)
West of the Pecos
Art Direction
(1934)
The Little Minister
Art Direction
(1933)
Morning Glory
Settings
(1933)
Before Dawn
Settings
(1933)
Flying Down to Rio
Art Direction
(1933)
After Tonight
Art Direction
(1933)
Christopher Strong
Set Decoration
(1933)
King Kong
Supervising Art Director
(1933)
Rafter Romance
Set Decoration
(1933)
The Great Jasper
Art Direction
(1933)
Our Betters
Art Direction
(1933)
Ann Vickers
Art Direction
(1933)
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Art Direction
(1933)
Ace of Aces
Art Direction
(1933)
Chance at Heaven
Art Direction
(1933)
Little Women
Art Direction
(1933)
The Right To Romance
Art Direction
(1933)
If I Were Free
Art Direction
(1933)
Topaze
Art Direction
(1933)
Headline Shooter
Settings
(1933)
The Silver Cord
Set Decoration
(1933)
The Past of Mary Holmes
Art Direction
(1933)
Blind Adventure
Settings
(1933)
Bed of Roses
Settings
(1933)
Sweepings
Settings
(1932)
The Animal Kingdom
Set Decoration
(1930)
The Life of the Party
Art Direction
(1925)
Stage Struck
Art Direction
(1925)
A Kiss in the Dark
Art Direction
(1925)
Lovers in Quarantine
Art Direction