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Merrill Pye(1902-1975)

  • Art Director
  • Music Department
  • Art Department
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Merrill Pye was born on 14 August 1902 in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA. He was an art director, known for North by Northwest (1959), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) and Ziegfeld Follies (1945). He was married to Dori Simmons, Natalie Draper, Patricia Avery and Mary Halsey. He died on 17 November 1975 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornAugust 14, 1902
DiedNovember 17, 1975(73)
BornAugust 14, 1902
DiedNovember 17, 1975(73)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 4 nominations total

Known for

Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest
8.3
  • Art Director
  • 1959
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.7
TV Series
  • Art Director
Lucille Ball in Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Ziegfeld Follies
6.4
  • Art Director
  • 1945
Angela Lansbury and Tuesday Weld in The Eleventh Hour (1962)
The Eleventh Hour
7.3
TV Series
  • Art Director

Credits

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Art Director



  • Dead Men Tell No Tales (1971)
    Dead Men Tell No Tales
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1971
  • They Call It Murder (1971)
    They Call It Murder
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971)
    Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1971
  • Leslie Nielsen in Bracken's World (1969)
    Bracken's World
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1969–1970
  • Hope Lange and Edward Mulhare in The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)
    The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • Diahann Carroll and Marc Copage in Julia (1968)
    Julia
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1968–1969
  • Rowan & Martin at the Movies
    5.3
    Short
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • Brooke Bundy and Kevin Coughlin in The Young Runaways (1968)
    The Young Runaways
    5.3
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • George Hamilton, Richard Carlson, Arthur O'Connell, and Suzanne Pleshette in The Power (1968)
    The Power
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • Ralph Taeger in Hondo (1967)
    Hondo
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Hondo and the Apaches (1967)
    Hondo and the Apaches
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Roy Orbison in The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)
    The Fastest Guitar Alive
    4.3
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Elvis Presley in Double Trouble (1967)
    Double Trouble
    5.1
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Mimsy Farmer, Michael Evans, Schuyler Hayden, Laurie Mock, Hortense Petra, and Tim Rooney in Riot on Sunset Strip (1967)
    Riot on Sunset Strip
    5.1
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Hot Rods to Hell (1966)
    Hot Rods to Hell
    5.4
    • Art Director
    • 1966

Music Department



  • Lucille Ball in Meet the People (1944)
    Meet the People
    5.7
    • musical presentation
    • 1944
  • Broadway Rhythm (1944)
    Broadway Rhythm
    5.9
    • musical presentation
    • 1944
  • Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Tommy Dorsey in Girl Crazy (1943)
    Girl Crazy
    6.8
    • musical presentation
    • 1943
  • Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra in I Dood It (1943)
    I Dood It
    6.2
    • musical presentation
    • 1943
  • Gene Kelly, Lucille Ball, Arthur Freed, Roy Del Ruth, Tommy Dorsey, Zero Mostel, Virginia O'Brien, Rags Ragland, Red Skelton, and Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra in Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
    Du Barry Was a Lady
    6.1
    • musical presentation
    • 1943
  • Judy Garland and Van Heflin in Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
    Presenting Lily Mars
    6.8
    • musical presentation
    • 1943
  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in For Me and My Gal (1942)
    For Me and My Gal
    7.0
    • musical presentation
    • 1942
  • Ben Blue, Rags Ragland, Red Skelton, and Ann Sothern in Panama Hattie (1942)
    Panama Hattie
    5.9
    • musical presentation
    • 1942
  • Eleanor Powell, Tommy Dorsey, and Red Skelton in Ship Ahoy (1942)
    Ship Ahoy
    6.4
    • musical presentation
    • 1942
  • Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Babes on Broadway (1941)
    Babes on Broadway
    6.6
    • musical presentation
    • 1941
  • Nelson Eddy and Risë Stevens in The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
    The Chocolate Soldier
    6.0
    • musical presentation
    • 1941
  • Robert Young and Ann Sothern in Lady Be Good (1941)
    Lady Be Good
    6.4
    • musical presentation
    • 1941
  • Judy Garland, James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, and Lana Turner in Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
    Ziegfeld Girl
    6.7
    • musical presentation
    • 1941
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Bitter Sweet (1940)
    Bitter Sweet
    5.7
    • musical presentation
    • 1940
  • Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Paul Whiteman in Strike Up the Band (1940)
    Strike Up the Band
    6.8
    • musical presentation
    • 1940

Art Department



  • Kay Kyser and Marilyn Maxwell in Swing Fever (1943)
    Swing Fever
    6.0
    • associate art director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in Babes in Arms (1939)
    Babes in Arms
    6.3
    • associate art director
    • 1939
  • James Stewart and Joan Crawford in The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
    The Ice Follies of 1939
    5.2
    • scenic effects: Cinderella finale
    • 1939
  • Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
    The Great Ziegfeld
    6.6
    • associate art director
    • 1936
  • Brian Aherne and Joan Crawford in I Live My Life (1935)
    I Live My Life
    5.9
    • associate art director
    • 1935
  • Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
    Broadway Melody of 1936
    6.7
    • associate art director
    • 1935
  • Jean Harlow and William Powell in Reckless (1935)
    Reckless
    6.4
    • associate art director
    • 1935
  • David Copperfield (1935)
    David Copperfield
    7.3
    • associate art director
    • 1935
  • Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper in Treasure Island (1934)
    Treasure Island
    7.1
    • associate art director
    • 1934
  • Madge Evans and Otto Kruger in Paris Interlude (1934)
    Paris Interlude
    5.7
    • associate art director
    • 1934
  • Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Men in White (1934)
    Men in White
    6.3
    • assistant art director
    • 1934
  • A Certain Young Man (1928)
    A Certain Young Man
    2.8
    • set designer
    • 1928
  • Harry Carey, Dolores Del Río, and Ralph Forbes in The Trail of '98 (1928)
    The Trail of '98
    7.0
    • settings
    • 1928
  • Bringing Up Father (1928)
    Bringing Up Father
    5.7
    • set designer
    • 1928
  • William Haines in The Smart Set (1928)
    The Smart Set
    6.3
    • sets
    • 1928

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 14, 1902
    • Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
  • Died
    • November 17, 1975
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Dori SimmonsSeptember 8, 1957 - April 1968 (divorced)

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    Art director, who spent most of his career at MGM (1925-68). Did his best work on Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959) and for television, notably on The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964).

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