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Willy Pogany(1882-1955)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Animation Department
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Willy Pogany was born on 24 August 1882 in Szeged, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was an art director, known for Wonder Bar (1934), Palmy Days (1931) and Fashions of 1934 (1934). He was married to Elaine Pogany. He died on 30 July 1955.
BornAugust 24, 1882
DiedJuly 30, 1955(72)
BornAugust 24, 1882
DiedJuly 30, 1955(72)
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Known for

Dolores Del Río, Ricardo Cortez, Kay Francis, and Al Jolson in Wonder Bar (1934)
Wonder Bar
6.4
  • Art Director
  • 1934
Eddie Cantor and Charlotte Greenwood in Palmy Days (1931)
Palmy Days
6.8
  • Art Department
  • 1931
Bette Davis, William Powell, Hugh Herbert, William Dieterle, Frank McHugh, and Verree Teasdale in Fashions of 1934 (1934)
Fashions of 1934
6.6
  • Art Director
  • 1934
Dames (1934)
Dames
7.0
  • Art Director
  • 1934

Credits

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Art Director

  • Basil Rathbone, Bobby Breen, and Marion Claire in Make a Wish (1937)
    Make a Wish
    5.4
    • Art Director
    • 1937
  • Jeanette Loff in Flirtation (1934)
    Flirtation
    5.5
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • Dames (1934)
    Dames
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • Dolores Del Río, Ricardo Cortez, Kay Francis, and Al Jolson in Wonder Bar (1934)
    Wonder Bar
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • Bette Davis, William Powell, Hugh Herbert, William Dieterle, Frank McHugh, and Verree Teasdale in Fashions of 1934 (1934)
    Fashions of 1934
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1934
  • Boris Karloff and Zita Johann in The Mummy (1932)
    The Mummy
    6.9
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1932

Art Department

  • Jeanette Loff in Flirtation (1934)
    Flirtation
    5.5
    • set designer
    • 1934
  • Tonight or Never (1931)
    Tonight or Never
    6.5
    • settings
    • 1931
  • Ronald Colman and Fay Wray in The Unholy Garden (1931)
    The Unholy Garden
    5.8
    • settings
    • 1931
  • Eddie Cantor and Charlotte Greenwood in Palmy Days (1931)
    Palmy Days
    6.8
    • settings
    • 1931
  • Gilda Gray in The Devil Dancer (1927)
    The Devil Dancer
    4.8
    • set designer
    • 1927

Animation Department

  • Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr. (1940)
    Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr.
    5.7
    Short
    • character designer (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Scrambled Eggs (1939)
    Scrambled Eggs
    6.2
    Short
    • animator
    • character designer
    • background artist (uncredited)
    • 1939

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Willy Pogány
  • Born
    • August 24, 1882
    • Szeged, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
  • Died
    • July 30, 1955
  • Spouse
    • Elaine Pogany
  • Other works
    At 27, he illustrated in the Art Nouveau style of the period, a 1910 book edition of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The leather-bound book was published in a limited edition of 500.
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Designer of the swimming pool at the St. George Hotel in Brooklyn Heights (New York), at the time the largest salt-water pool in the world.

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