Ross Bellah (January 27, 1907 – February 2, 2004) was an American art director, primarily for

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. He was nominated for an

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in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''

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''. He also worked on most if not all television series produced by Screen Gems, the television subsidiary of

such as ''

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'', '' Dennis the Menace'', '' Hazel'', '' Bewitched'', '' I Dream of Jeannie'' and ''

The Partridge Family ''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children, in a family who embarks on a music career. It ran from S ...

''. Bellah appeared as himself in the 1960 short film ''A New Star in Hollywood'' documenting his design and construction of the all-wood Bel Air house featured in the film '' Strangers When We Meet''.

Selected filmography

* '' Her First Romance'' (1951) * ''

'' (1956) * '' Strangers When We Meet'' (1960)

References

External links

* 1907 births 2004 deaths American art directors {{US-artdirector-stub