Samuel M. Comer
Born (1893-07-13)July 13, 1893
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Died December 27, 1974(1974-12-27) (aged 81)
La Jolla, California, U.S.
Years active 1934–1968
Children Anjanette Comer (b. 1939)
Awards
  • Best Art Direction - Color
    • 1945: Frenchman's Creek
    • 1950: Samson and Delilah
  • Best Art Direction - Black and White
    • 1950: Sunset Boulevard
    • 1955: The Rose Tattoo

Samuel M. Comer (July 13, 1893 – December 27, 1974) was a set decorator who worked on over 300 films during a career spanning four decades. He won four Academy Awards and was nominated for another 22 in the category Best Art Direction.[1]

He guided his niece, Anjanette Comer, into "the biz."

Academy Awards

Won
  • The Rose Tattoo (1955)
  • Sunset Boulevard (1950)
  • Samson and Delilah (1949)
  • Frenchman's Creek (1944)
Nominated
  • Hud (1963)
  • Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
  • Come Blow Your Horn (1963)
  • The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
  • Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
  • Summer and Smoke (1961)
  • Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
  • It Started in Naples (1960)
  • Career (1959)
  • Vertigo (1958)
  • Funny Face (1957)
  • The Proud and Profane (1956)
  • The Ten Commandments (1956)
  • To Catch a Thief (1955)
  • The Country Girl (1954)
  • Sabrina (1954)
  • Red Garters (1954)
  • Kitty (1945)
  • Love Letters (1945)
  • No Time for Love (1943)
  • Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
  • Hold Back the Dawn (1941)

References

  1. ^ "IMDb: Samuel M. Comer - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-12-13.