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G.W. Berntsen(1898-1968)

  • Set Decorator
  • Art Department
  • Property Department
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G.W. Berntsen was born on 28 July 1898 in Logan, Utah, USA. He was a set decorator, known for Them! (1954), Calamity Jane (1953) and The Verdict (1946). He died on 2 November 1968 in Orange County, California, USA.
BornJuly 28, 1898
DiedNovember 2, 1968(70)
BornJuly 28, 1898
DiedNovember 2, 1968(70)
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Known for

Them! (1954)
Them!
7.2
  • Set Decorator
  • 1954
Doris Day and Howard Keel in Calamity Jane (1953)
Calamity Jane
7.2
  • Set Decorator
  • 1953
Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, and Joan Lorring in The Verdict (1946)
The Verdict
7.2
  • Set Decorator
  • 1946
David Brian and Marjorie Reynolds in The Great Jewel Robber (1950)
The Great Jewel Robber
6.6
  • Set Decorator
  • 1950

Credits

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Set Decorator

  • Rod Taylor in Hong Kong (1960)
    Hong Kong
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator (as Gustav Berntsen)
    • 1961
  • Bob Denver and Dwayne Hickman in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator (as Gustav Berntsen)
    • 1961
  • Elvis Presley, Barbara Eden, Steve Forrest, Dolores Del Río, and Rodolfo Acosta in Flaming Star (1960)
    Flaming Star
    6.5
    • Set Decorator (as Gustav Berntsen)
    • 1960
  • Alan Ladd, Dolores Michaels, and Don Murray in One Foot in Hell (1960)
    One Foot in Hell
    6.2
    • Set Decorator (as Gustav Berntsen)
    • 1960
  • Peter Marshall, Julie Newmar, and Tommy Noonan in The Rookie (1959)
    The Rookie
    4.3
    • Set Decorator (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Rita Hayworth, Anthony Franciosa, and Gig Young in The Story on Page One (1959)
    The Story on Page One
    6.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 1959
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957–1959
  • When Hell Broke Loose (1958)
    When Hell Broke Loose
    5.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1958
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 1956–1958
  • John Howard in Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (1955)
    Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 1955–1957
  • The O. Henry Playhouse (1957)
    The O. Henry Playhouse
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Jim Backus, Claude Rains, Van Johnson, and Lori Nelson in The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
    The Pied Piper of Hamelin
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • set decoration
    • 1957
  • Mark Roberts in Boots and Saddles (1956)
    Boots and Saddles
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Richard Boone in Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
    Have Gun - Will Travel
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • George Montgomery in Pawnee (1957)
    Pawnee
    5.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957

Art Department

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • set designer
    • 2018
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • set dresser (as Bernie Berntsen)
    • 1957–1959
  • Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters in Sky King (1951)
    Sky King
    7.7
    TV Series
    • set dresser (as Bernie Berntsen)
    • 1957–1959
  • Undersea Girl (1957)
    Undersea Girl
    5.7
    • set dresser
    • 1957
  • Angie Dickinson, Coleen Gray, Hugh Marlowe, and Paul Richards in The Black Whip (1956)
    The Black Whip
    5.4
    • set dresser (as G.W. Bernsten)
    • 1956

Property Department

  • Doris Day, Eve Arden, Billy De Wolfe, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, S.Z. Sakall, and Patrice Wymore in Tea for Two (1950)
    Tea for Two
    6.5
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Ronald Reagan, Jack Carson, Edward Arnold, Virginia Field, Wayne Morris, and Patricia Neal in John Loves Mary (1949)
    John Loves Mary
    6.3
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Claude Rains, Ronald Reagan, Robert Cummings, Betty Field, and Ann Sheridan in Kings Row (1942)
    Kings Row
    7.5
    • assistant props (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Eddie Albert and Joan Leslie in The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
    The Great Mr. Nobody
    5.8
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Bette Davis and Paul Muni in Juarez (1939)
    Juarez
    6.8
    • assistant props (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Michael Curtiz, Ricardo Cortez, Kay Francis, Warner Oland, and Lyle Talbot in Mandalay (1934)
    Mandalay
    6.6
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • George Brent and Ruth Chatterton in Female (1933)
    Female
    6.7
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Ben Lyon in Night Nurse (1931)
    Night Nurse
    7.0
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1931

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • G.W. Bernsten
  • Born
    • July 28, 1898
    • Logan, Utah, USA
  • Died
    • November 2, 1968
    • Orange County, California, USA

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