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John S. Detlie(1908-2005)

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John S. Detlie was born on 23 December 1908 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. He is known for Bitter Sweet (1940), Strike Up the Band (1940) and Lady Be Good (1941). He was married to Virginia Crowell Detlie and Veronica Lake. He died on 30 November 2005 in Westlake Village, California, USA.
BornDecember 23, 1908
DiedNovember 30, 2005(96)
BornDecember 23, 1908
DiedNovember 30, 2005(96)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Bitter Sweet (1940)
Bitter Sweet
5.7
  • Art Department
  • 1940
Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Paul Whiteman in Strike Up the Band (1940)
Strike Up the Band
6.8
  • Art Department
  • 1940
Robert Young and Ann Sothern in Lady Be Good (1941)
Lady Be Good
6.4
  • Art Department
  • 1941
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in I Married an Angel (1942)
I Married an Angel
5.7
  • Art Department
  • 1942

Credits

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Art Department

  • Ben Blue, Rags Ragland, Red Skelton, and Ann Sothern in Panama Hattie (1942)
    Panama Hattie
    5.9
    • associate art director
    • 1942
  • Van Johnson and Jean Rogers in The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)
    The War Against Mrs. Hadley
    6.6
    • associate art director
    • 1942
  • Hedy Lamarr and William Powell in Crossroads (1942)
    Crossroads
    6.7
    • associate art director
    • 1942
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in I Married an Angel (1942)
    I Married an Angel
    5.7
    • associate art director
    • 1942
  • Nelson Eddy and Risë Stevens in The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
    The Chocolate Soldier
    6.0
    • associate art director
    • 1941
  • Robert Young and Ann Sothern in Lady Be Good (1941)
    Lady Be Good
    6.4
    • associate art director
    • 1941
  • Wallace Beery, Ronald Reagan, and Laraine Day in The Bad Man (1941)
    The Bad Man
    5.9
    • associate art director
    • 1941
  • Mickey Rooney and Kathryn Grayson in Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
    Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
    6.7
    • associate art director
    • 1941
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Bitter Sweet (1940)
    Bitter Sweet
    5.7
    • associate art director
    • 1940
  • Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Paul Whiteman in Strike Up the Band (1940)
    Strike Up the Band
    6.8
    • associate art director
    • 1940
  • Spencer Tracy in Edison, the Man (1940)
    Edison, the Man
    7.0
    • associate art director
    • 1940
  • Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
    Broadway Melody of 1940
    7.2
    • associate art director
    • 1940
  • Myrna Loy, William Powell, and William A. Poulsen in Another Thin Man (1939)
    Another Thin Man
    7.4
    • associate art director
    • 1939
  • Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, and Bobs Watson in On Borrowed Time (1939)
    On Borrowed Time
    7.7
    • associate art director
    • 1939
  • Myrna Loy and Robert Taylor in Lucky Night (1939)
    Lucky Night
    6.1
    • associate art director
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • John Detlie
  • Born
    • December 23, 1908
    • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
  • Died
    • November 30, 2005
    • Westlake Village, California, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Virginia Crowell DetlieOctober 12, 1946 - November 30, 2005 (his death, 2 children)
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Detlie was the first husband (14 years older) of film star Veronica Lake, by whom he had 2 children, Elaine Detlie (born 21 August 1941) and William Detlie (who lived from 8-15 July 1943, before dying in infancy).

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