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Gretchen Rau(1939-2006)

  • Set Decorator
  • Art Department
  • Property Department
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Gretchen Rau was born on 6 July 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was a set decorator, known for Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), The Last Samurai (2003) and The Good Shepherd (2006). She died on 29 March 2006 in Northport, Long Island, New York, USA.
BornJuly 6, 1939
DiedMarch 29, 2006(66)
BornJuly 6, 1939
DiedMarch 29, 2006(66)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 7 nominations total

Known for

Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Memoirs of a Geisha
7.3
  • Set Decorator
  • 2005
Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)
The Last Samurai
7.8
  • Set Decorator
  • 2003
The Good Shepherd (2006)
The Good Shepherd
6.7
  • Set Decorator
  • 2006
Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis in Unbreakable (2000)
Unbreakable
7.3
  • Set Decorator
  • 2000

Credits

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Set Decorator

  • The Good Shepherd (2006)
    The Good Shepherd
    6.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 2006
  • Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
    Memoirs of a Geisha
    7.3
    • Set Decorator
    • 2005
  • Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchett, Bud Cort, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, and Owen Wilson in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
    7.2
    • Set Decorator
    • 2004
  • Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)
    The Last Samurai
    7.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 2003
  • Julianne Moore, Kevin Spacey, and Cate Blanchett in The Shipping News (2001)
    The Shipping News
    6.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 2001
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis in Unbreakable (2000)
    Unbreakable
    7.3
    • Set Decorator
    • 2000
  • Annette Bening in In Dreams (1999)
    In Dreams
    5.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1999
  • The Siege (1998)
    The Siege
    6.4
    • Set Decorator
    • 1998
  • The Horse Whisperer (1998)
    The Horse Whisperer
    6.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1998
  • Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan in City of Angels (1998)
    City of Angels
    6.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1998
  • Winona Ryder and Daniel Day-Lewis in The Crucible (1996)
    The Crucible
    6.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 1996
  • Edward Furlong, Liam Neeson, Meryl Streep, and Alison Folland in Before and After (1996)
    Before and After
    6.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1996
  • Paul Newman in Nobody's Fool (1994)
    Nobody's Fool
    7.3
    • Set Decorator
    • 1994
  • Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, and Walter Matthau in I.Q. (1994)
    I.Q.
    6.2
    • Set Decorator
    • 1994
  • Will Smith, Stockard Channing, and Donald Sutherland in Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
    Six Degrees of Separation
    6.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1993

Art Department

  • Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in The Human Stain (2003)
    The Human Stain
    6.2
    • key set decorator
    • 2003
  • Michelle Pfeiffer and Bruce Willis in The Story of Us (1999)
    The Story of Us
    6.0
    • supervising set decorator
    • 1999
  • Litefoot and Hal Scardino in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
    The Indian in the Cupboard
    6.0
    • set decorator: New York
    • 1995
  • Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita in Come See the Paradise (1990)
    Come See the Paradise
    6.7
    • assistant set decorator
    • 1990
  • Willem Dafoe and Gene Hackman in Mississippi Burning (1988)
    Mississippi Burning
    7.8
    • assistant set decorator
    • 1988
  • Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft in 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
    84 Charing Cross Road
    7.4
    • set decorator: New York
    • 1987
  • Paul Hogan in Crocodile Dundee (1986)
    Crocodile Dundee
    6.7
    • set decorator: New York
    • 1986
  • Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
    Once Upon a Time in America
    8.3
    • set decorator: New York
    • 1984

Property Department

  • Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon in Atlantic City (1980)
    Atlantic City
    7.3
    • property master
    • 1980
  • Melissa Sue Anderson and Marion Ross in ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.2
    TV Series
    • property master
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 6, 1939
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • March 29, 2006
    • Northport, Long Island, New York, USA(brain tumor)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Mother of Taylor Pattison, prop master; George Pattison, cameraman and director; Jean-Paul Menard, prop man; Anne Pattison, makeup artist; Stephine Pattison, school teacher.

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