Richard Day(1896-1972)
- Art Director
- Art Department
- Set Decorator
Richard Day's film career began in 1918 when director Erich von Stroheim hired him
as a set decorator. His work so impressed von Stroheim that the
director kept Day as a set decorator, then an art director, and costume
designer on many of his productions. Day left von Stroheim and struck
out on his own in the '30s. He soon gained a reputation as one of the
most imaginative art directors in the business, and he worked often for
the major studios on their top-drawer productions. Day won seven Oscars
for art direction and set design.
