Russell A. Gausman

Russell A. Gausman (July 4, 1892 – May 20, 1963) was an American set decorator. He won two Academy Awards and was nominated for five more in the category Best Art Direction.^[1] He worked on nearly 700 films between 1925 and 1960. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in Los Angeles, California.

Russell A. Gausman
Born	(1892-07-04)July 4, 1892 St. Louis, Missouri
Died	May 20, 1963(1963-05-20) (aged 70) Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Set decorator
Years active	1925-1960

Academy Awards

Gausman won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and was nominated for five more:

Won

• Phantom of the Opera (1943)
• Spartacus (1960)

Nominated

• The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
• Arabian Nights (1942)
• The Spoilers (1942)
• The Climax (1944)
• Pillow Talk (1959)

Partial filmography

• Destry Rides Again (1939)
• The Bank Dick (1940)
• The House of the Seven Gables (1940)
• The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
• Arabian Nights (1942)
• The Spoilers (1942)
• Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
• Phantom of the Opera (1943)
• The Climax (1944)
• The Woman in Green (1945)
• The Exile (1947)
• Brute Force (1947)
• Winchester '73 (1950)
• The Lawless Breed (1952)
• Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
• Bend of the River (1952)
• Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (1952)
• No Room for the Groom (1952)
• East of Sumatra (1953)
• Column South (1953)
• Law and Order (1953)
• Thunder Bay (1953)
• The Golden Blade (1953)
• Tanganyika (1954)
• Playgirl (1954)
• The Veils of Bagdad (1954)
• The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
• Foxfire (1955)
• Man Without a Star (1955)
• The Far Country (1955)
• Smoke Signal (1955)
• The Spoilers (1955)
• Backlash (1956)
• Toy Tiger (1956)
• Showdown at Abilene (1956)
• A Day of Fury (1956)
• Man in the Shadow (1957)
• Night Passage (1957)
• Joe Dakota (1957)
• Away All Boats (1957)
• The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
• Day of the Bad Man (1958)
• A Stranger in My Arms (1959)
• Pillow Talk (1959)
• Spartacus (1960)

References

1. "IMDb.com: Russell A. Gausman - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved December 13, 2008.

External links

• Russell A. Gausman at IMDb
• Russell A. Gausman at AllMovie