Joseph Kish

American set decorator

Joseph Kish
Born(1899-06-14)June 14, 1899
Sombor, Kingdom of Hungary
DiedMarch 14, 1969(1969-03-14) (aged 69)
Hollywood, California
OccupationSet decorator
Years active1942-1966

Joseph Kish (June 14, 1899 – March 14, 1969) was an American set decorator. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for four more in the category Best Art Direction.[1] He worked on 130 films between 1942 and 1966.

Selected filmography

Kish won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for four more:

Won
  • Ship of Fools (1965)
Nominated
  • Address Unknown (1944)
  • Joan of Arc (1948)
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
  • The Slender Thread (1965)

References

  1. ^ "Joseph Kish". theoscarsite.com. Retrieved January 28, 2011.

External links

  • Joseph Kish at IMDb
  • Joseph Kish at AllMovie
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Interior Decoration
  • 1927/1928: William Cameron Menzies
  • 1929/1929: Cedric Gibbons
  • 1929/1930: Herman Rosse
  • 1930/1931: Max Rée
  • 1931/1932: Gordon Wiles
  • 1932/1933: William S. Darling
  • 1934: Cedric Gibbons, Fredric Hope
  • 1935: Richard Day
  • 1936: Richard Day
  • 1937: Stephen Goosson
  • 1938: Carl Jules Weyl
  • 1939: Lyle R. Wheeler
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