Van Nest Polglase(1898-1968)
- Art Director
- Art Department
- Production Designer
Born in Brooklyn, Van Nest Polglase studied architecture and interior
decoration. In 1919 he began at Famous Players-Lasky, which became
Paramount. He went to RKO in 1932, where he was head of the art
department. Although Polglase did not actually design any sets at RKO
(a job actually supervised by unit art directors such as his colleague,
Carroll Clark), his name appeared on credits as a representative of the art
department as a whole. Polglase moved to the Columbia studio in
1943.
