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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.
Known For
Citizen Kane
(1941)
Art Direction
Gilda
(1946)
Art Direction
Top Hat
(1935)
Art Direction
Love Affair
(1939)
Art Direction
King Kong
(1933)
Supervising Art Director
Bringing Up Baby
(1938)
Art Direction
Suspicion
(1941)
Art Direction
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Art Direction
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
(1941)
Art Direction
His Family Tree
(1935)
Art Direction
Little Women
(1933)
Art Direction
The Informer
(1935)
Art Direction
My Favorite Wife
(1940)
Art Direction
Gunga Din
(1939)
Art Direction
Swing Time
(1936)
Art Direction
Stage Door
(1937)
Art Direction
Full Filmography
Art
Stage Struck
(1925)
Art Direction
A Kiss in the Dark
(1925)
Art Direction
The Life of the Party
(1930)
Art Direction
The Animal Kingdom
(1932)
Set Decoration
Little Women
(1933)
Art Direction
Flying Down to Rio
(1933)
Art Direction
After Tonight
(1933)
Art Direction
Christopher Strong
(1933)
Set Decoration
Rafter Romance
(1933)
Set Decoration
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
(1933)
Art Direction
Our Betters
(1933)
Art Direction
Ace of Aces
(1933)
Art Direction
The Right To Romance
(1933)
Art Direction
The Great Jasper
(1933)
Art Direction
If I Were Free
(1933)
Art Direction
Chance at Heaven
(1933)
Art Direction
Ann Vickers
(1933)
Art Direction
Topaze
(1933)
Art Direction
The Silver Cord
(1933)
Set Decoration
The Past of Mary Holmes
(1933)
Art Direction
Blind Adventure
(1933)
Settings
Bed of Roses
(1933)
Settings
Sweepings
(1933)
Settings
Morning Glory
(1933)
Settings
Before Dawn
(1933)
Settings
King Kong
(1933)
Supervising Art Director
Headline Shooter
(1933)
Settings
Murder on the Blackboard
(1934)
Art Direction
Two Alone
(1934)
Art Direction
The Fountain
(1934)
Art Direction
Where Sinners Meet
(1934)
Art Direction
The Gay Divorcee
(1934)
Art Direction
The Lost Patrol
(1934)
Art Direction
Stingaree
(1934)
Art Direction
By Your Leave
(1934)
Art Direction
Finishing School
(1934)
Art Direction
Wednesday's Child
(1934)
Art Direction
Cockeyed Cavaliers
(1934)
Art Direction
This Man Is Mine
(1934)
Art Direction
The Meanest Gal in Town
(1934)
Art Direction
Man of Two Worlds
(1934)
Art Direction
Long Lost Father
(1934)
Art Direction
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
(1934)
Art Direction
Sing and Like it
(1934)
Art Direction
Success at Any Price
(1934)
Art Direction
Spitfire
(1934)
Art Direction
Keep 'Em Rolling
(1934)
Art Direction
Let's Try Again
(1934)
Art Direction
Gridiron Flash
(1934)
Art Direction
Lightning Strikes Twice
(1934)
Art Direction
The Life of Vergie Winters
(1934)
Art Direction
His Greatest Gamble
(1934)
Art Direction
Down to Their Last Yacht
(1934)
Art Direction
We're Rich Again
(1934)
Art Direction
Their Big Moment
(1934)
Art Direction
The Age of Innocence
(1934)
Art Direction
Dangerous Corner
(1934)
Art Direction
West of the Pecos
(1934)
Art Direction
Bachelor Bait
(1934)
Art Direction
Of Human Bondage
(1934)
Art Direction
Kentucky Kernels
(1934)
Art Direction
Anne of Green Gables
(1934)
Art Direction
Red Morning
(1934)
Art Direction
The Silver Streak
(1934)
Art Direction
The Little Minister
(1934)
Art Direction
Strictly Dynamite
(1934)
Art Direction
Hat, Coat and Glove
(1934)
Art Direction
The Richest Girl in the World
(1934)
Art Direction
Top Hat
(1935)
Art Direction
In Person
(1935)
Art Direction
We're Only Human
(1935)
Art Direction
Star of Midnight
(1935)
Art Direction
She
(1935)
Art Direction
Sylvia Scarlett
(1935)
Art Direction
Annie Oakley
(1935)
Art Direction
Romance in Manhattan
(1935)
Art Direction
Village Tale
(1935)
Art Direction
To Beat the Band
(1935)
Art Direction
Old Man Rhythm
(1935)
Art Direction
Captain Hurricane
(1935)
Art Direction
Chasing Yesterday
(1935)
Art Direction
Alice Adams
(1935)
Art Direction
Roberta
(1935)
Art Direction
Break of Hearts
(1935)
Art Direction
The Nitwits
(1935)
Art Direction
Jalna
(1935)
Art Direction
The Return Of Peter Grimm
(1935)
Art Direction
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1935)
Art Direction
I Dream Too Much
(1935)
Art Direction
Enchanted April
(1935)
Art Direction
The Three Musketeers
(1935)
Art Direction
The Arizonian
(1935)
Art Direction
Hooray for Love
(1935)
Art Direction
His Family Tree
(1935)
Art Direction
Murder on a Honeymoon
(1935)
Art Direction
Another Face
(1935)
Art Direction
The Rainmakers
(1935)
Art Direction
Hot Tip
(1935)
Art Direction
The Informer
(1935)
Art Direction
A Dog of Flanders
(1935)
Art Direction
The Lady Consents
(1936)
Art Direction
The Plough and the Stars
(1936)
Art Direction
A Woman Rebels
(1936)
Art Direction
Walking on Air
(1936)
Art Direction
The Big Game
(1936)
Art Direction
Winterset
(1936)
Art Direction
Swing Time
(1936)
Art Direction
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
(1936)
Art Direction
The Bride Walks Out
(1936)
Art Direction
Silly Billies
(1936)
Art Direction
Murder on a Bridle Path
(1936)
Art Direction
Two in the Dark
(1936)
Art Direction
Mary of Scotland
(1936)
Art Direction
That Girl from Paris
(1936)
Art Direction
Chatterbox
(1936)
Art Direction
M'Liss
(1936)
Art Direction
Love on a Bet
(1936)
Art Direction
Bunker Bean
(1936)
Art Direction
The Last Outlaw
(1936)
Art Direction
Wanted: Jane Turner
(1936)
Art Direction
Make Way for a Lady
(1936)
Art Direction
Yellow Dust
(1936)
Art Direction
The Woman I Love
(1937)
Art Direction
Saturday's Heroes
(1937)
Art Direction
Forty Naughty Girls
(1937)
Art Direction
Quick Money
(1937)
Art Direction
On Again—Off Again
(1937)
Art Direction
High Flyers
(1937)
Art Direction
Annapolis Salute
(1937)
Art Direction
Criminal Lawyer
(1937)
Art Direction
Don't Tell the Wife
(1937)
Art Direction
Danger Patrol
(1937)
Art Direction
They Wanted to Marry
(1937)
Art Direction
There Goes My Girl
(1937)
Art Direction
Racing Lady
(1937)
Art Direction
Hitting a New High
(1937)
Art Direction
Stage Door
(1937)
Art Direction
Breakfast for Two
(1937)
Art Direction
You Can't Buy Luck
(1937)
Art Direction
Shall We Dance
(1937)
Art Direction
A Damsel in Distress
(1937)
Art Direction
China Passage
(1937)
Art Direction
We're on the Jury
(1937)
Art Direction
Living on Love
(1937)
Art Direction
Wise Girl
(1937)
Art Direction
The Toast of New York
(1937)
Art Direction
Sea Devils
(1937)
Art Direction
Super-Sleuth
(1937)
Art Direction
She's Got Everything
(1937)
Art Direction
The Big Shot
(1937)
Art Direction
New Faces of 1937
(1937)
Art Direction
There Goes the Groom
(1937)
Art Direction
The Soldier and the Lady
(1937)
Art Direction
Music for Madame
(1937)
Art Direction
Quality Street
(1937)
Art Direction
We Who Are About to Die
(1937)
Art Direction
Border Cafe
(1937)
Art Direction
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
(1937)
Art Direction
Bringing Up Baby
(1938)
Art Direction
Sky Giant
(1938)
Art Direction
Law of the Underworld
(1938)
Art Direction
Crashing Hollywood
(1938)
Art Direction
Everybody's Doing It
(1938)
Art Direction
Night Spot
(1938)
Art Direction
Double Danger
(1938)
Art Direction
Blind Alibi
(1938)
Art Direction
Having Wonderful Time
(1938)
Art Direction
Crime Ring
(1938)
Art Direction
Go Chase Yourself
(1938)
Art Direction
Annabel Takes a Tour
(1938)
Art Direction
Fugitives for a Night
(1938)
Art Direction
Tarnished Angel
(1938)
Art Direction
A Man to Remember
(1938)
Art Direction
The Affairs of Annabel
(1938)
Art Direction
Room Service
(1938)
Art Direction
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off
(1938)
Art Direction
Next Time I Marry
(1938)
Art Direction
Blond Cheat
(1938)
Art Direction
Vivacious Lady
(1938)
Art Direction
The Mad Miss Manton
(1938)
Art Direction
Carefree
(1938)
Art Direction
Joy of Living
(1938)
Art Direction
The Saint in New York
(1938)
Art Direction
Painted Desert
(1938)
Art Direction
This Marriage Business
(1938)
Art Direction
Condemned Women
(1938)
Art Direction
The Law West of Tombstone
(1938)
Art Direction
Lawless Valley
(1938)
Art Direction
Border G-Man
(1938)
Art Direction
Reno
(1939)
Art Direction
Conspiracy
(1939)
Art Direction
The Girl and the Gambler
(1939)
Art Direction
The Saint Strikes Back
(1939)
Art Direction
The Spellbinder
(1939)
Art Direction
Almost a Gentleman
(1939)
Art Direction
Twelve Crowded Hours
(1939)
Art Direction
Sued for Libel
(1939)
Art Direction
The Day the Bookies Wept
(1939)
Art Direction
Arizona Legion
(1939)
Art Direction
Love Affair
(1939)
Art Direction
Bachelor Mother
(1939)
Art Direction
The Marshal Of Mesa City
(1939)
Art Direction
Beauty for the Asking
(1939)
Art Direction
In Name Only
(1939)
Art Direction
The Fighting Gringo
(1939)
Art Direction
Five Came Back
(1939)
Art Direction
Panama Lady
(1939)
Art Direction
Bad Lands
(1939)
Art Direction
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Art Direction
Allegheny Uprising
(1939)
Art Direction
Gunga Din
(1939)
Art Direction
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
(1939)
Art Direction
That's Right - You're Wrong
(1939)
Art Direction
5th Ave Girl
(1939)
Art Direction
Pacific Liner
(1939)
Art Direction
Timber Stampede
(1939)
Art Direction
Trouble in Sundown
(1939)
Art Direction
The Rookie Cop
(1939)
Art Direction
Racketeers of the Range
(1939)
Art Direction
The Fargo Kid
(1940)
Art Direction
Vigil in the Night
(1940)
Art Direction
Bullet Code
(1940)
Art Direction
Mexican Spitfire Out West
(1940)
Art Direction
Mexican Spitfire
(1940)
Art Direction
Men Against the Sky
(1940)
Art Direction
Kitty Foyle
(1940)
Art Direction
Married and in Love
(1940)
Art Direction
Millionaires in Prison
(1940)
Art Direction
The Saint's Double Trouble
(1940)
Art Direction
The Saint Takes Over
(1940)
Art Direction
A Bill of Divorcement
(1940)
Art Direction
Cross-Country Romance
(1940)
Art Direction
The Marines Fly High
(1940)
Art Direction
Curtain Call
(1940)
Art Direction
I'm Still Alive
(1940)
Art Direction
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Art Direction
Dance, Girl, Dance
(1940)
Art Direction
Lucky Partners
(1940)
Art Direction
My Favorite Wife
(1940)
Art Direction
Stranger on the Third Floor
(1940)
Art Direction
Triple Justice
(1940)
Art Direction
Millionaire Playboy
(1940)
Art Direction
One Crowded Night
(1940)
Art Direction
You Can't Fool Your Wife
(1940)
Art Direction
Primrose Path
(1940)
Art Direction
Prairie Law
(1940)
Art Direction
Little Orvie
(1940)
Art Direction
Legion of the Lawless
(1940)
Art Direction
Stage to Chino
(1940)
Art Direction
They Knew What They Wanted
(1940)
Art Direction
Citizen Kane
(1941)
Art Direction
Parachute Battalion
(1941)
Art Direction
Lady Scarface
(1941)
Art Direction
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
(1941)
Art Direction
The Saint In Palm Springs
(1941)
Art Direction
Footlight Fever
(1941)
Art Direction
Tom, Dick and Harry
(1941)
Art Direction
The Gay Falcon
(1941)
Art Direction
They Met in Argentina
(1941)
Art Direction
Suspicion
(1941)
Art Direction
Dude Cowboy
(1941)
Art Direction
Look Who's Laughing
(1941)
Art Direction
Weekend for Three
(1941)
Art Direction
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
(1941)
Art Direction
All That Money Can Buy
(1941)
Art Direction
Father Takes a Wife
(1941)
Art Direction
Six-Gun Gold
(1941)
Art Direction
The Bandit Trail
(1941)
Art Direction
Repent at Leisure
(1941)
Art Direction
The Devil and Miss Jones
(1941)
Art Direction
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
(1941)
Art Direction
Play Girl
(1941)
Art Direction
Along the Rio Grande
(1941)
Art Direction
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
(1941)
Art Direction
Cyclone on Horseback
(1941)
Art Direction
What a Woman
(1943)
Art Direction
The Fallen Sparrow
(1943)
Production Design
Together Again
(1944)
Art Direction
A Song to Remember
(1945)
Art Direction
She Wouldn't Say Yes
(1945)
Art Direction
Kiss and Tell
(1945)
Art Direction
Gilda
(1946)
Art Direction
The Thrill of Brazil
(1946)
Art Direction
The Crooked Way
(1949)
Production Design
The Admiral Was a Lady
(1950)
Production Design
Johnny One-Eye
(1950)
Production Design
The Fireball
(1950)
Art Direction
The Man Who Cheated Himself
(1950)
Production Design
Never Fear
(1950)
Production Design
Silver Lode
(1954)
Art Direction
Passion
(1954)
Art Direction
Tennessee's Partner
(1955)
Art Direction
Pearl of the South Pacific
(1955)
Art Direction
Escape to Burma
(1955)
Art Direction
Slightly Scarlet
(1956)
Art Direction
The River's Edge
(1957)
Production Design