Van Nest Polglase - Actor Profile

Van Nest Polglase

Art
Freshness: Jan 19, 2026
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Born: Aug 25, 1898
Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

About 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.

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