Russell A. Gausman (July 4, 1892 – May 20, 1963) was an American

set decorator The set decorator is the head of the set decoration department in the film and television industry, responsible for selecting, designing, fabricating, and sourcing the " set dressing" elements of each set in a Feature Film, Television, or New Media ...

. He won two

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

and was nominated for five more in the category Best Art Direction. He worked on nearly 700 films between 1925 and 1960. He was born in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

and died in

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Academy Awards

Gausman won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and was nominated for five more: ;Won * ''

Phantom of the Opera ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...

'' (1943) * ''

Spartacus Spartacus ( el, Σπάρτακος '; la, Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprisin ...

'' (1960) ;Nominated * ''

The Flame of New Orleans ''The Flame of New Orleans'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Marlene Dietrich and Bruce Cabot in his first comedy role. The supporting cast features Roland Young, Andy Devine and Franklin Pangborn. It was the last of t ...

'' (1941) * '' Arabian Nights'' (1942) * '' The Spoilers'' (1942) * ''

The Climax The Climax may refer to: * The Climax (1944 film), a horror film * The Climax (1930 film), a thriller film * The Climax (illustration), a work of art by Aubrey Beardsley See also * Climax (disambiguation) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Climax, The ...

'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1959)

Partial filmography

* ''

Destry Rides Again ''Destry Rides Again'' is a 1939 American Western comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart. The supporting cast includes Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Irene Hervey ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Bank Dick ''The Bank Dick'', released as ''The Bank Detective'' in the United Kingdom, is a 1940 American comedy film starring W. C. Fields. Set in Lompoc, California, Fields plays Egbert Sousé, a drunk who accidentally thwarts a bank robbery and ends up ...

'' (1940) * ''

The House of the Seven Gables ''The House of the Seven Gables: A Romance'' is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. The novel follows a New England family and their anc ...

'' (1940) * ''

'' (1941) * '' Arabian Nights'' (1942) * '' The Spoilers'' (1942) * ''

Shadow of a Doubt ''Shadow of a Doubt'' is a 1943 American psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an Academy ...

'' (1943) * ''

'' (1944) * ''

The Woman in Green ''The Woman in Green'' is a 1945 American film, the eleventh of the fourteen ''Sherlock Holmes'' films based on the characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle. Directed by Roy William Neill, it stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bru ...

'' (1945) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' Brute Force'' (1947) * ''

Winchester '73 ''Winchester '73'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea and Stephen McNally. Written by Borden Chase and Robert L. Richards, the film is about the journey of a pr ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Lawless Breed ''The Lawless Breed'' is a 1953 American Technicolor Western biographical film produced and distributed by Universal-International, directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Rock Hudson and Julie Adams. The film is a romanticized story based on the ...

'' (1952) * ''Meet Danny Wilson (film), Meet Danny Wilson'' (1952) * ''Bend of the River'' (1952) * ''Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (film), Has Anybody Seen My Gal?'' (1952) * ''No Room for the Groom'' (1952) * ''East of Sumatra'' (1953) * ''Column South'' (1953) * ''Law and Order (1953 film), Law and Order'' (1953) * ''Thunder Bay (film), Thunder Bay'' (1953) * ''The Golden Blade'' (1953) * ''Tanganyika (film), Tanganyika'' (1954) * ''Playgirl (film), Playgirl'' (1954) * ''The Veils of Bagdad'' (1954) * ''The Glenn Miller Story'' (1954) * ''Foxfire (1955 film), Foxfire'' (1955) * ''Man Without a Star'' (1955) * ''The Far Country'' (1955) * ''Smoke Signal (film), Smoke Signal'' (1955) * ''The Spoilers (1955 film), The Spoilers'' (1955) * ''Backlash (1956 film), Backlash'' (1956) * ''Toy Tiger'' (1956) * ''Showdown at Abilene'' (1956) * ''A Day of Fury'' (1956) * ''Man in the Shadow (American film), Man in the Shadow'' (1957) * ''Night Passage (film), Night Passage'' (1957) * ''Joe Dakota (1957 film), Joe Dakota'' (1957) * ''Away All Boats'' (1957) * ''The Incredible Shrinking Man'' (1957) * ''Day of the Bad Man'' (1958) * ''A Stranger in My Arms'' (1959) * ''

'' (1959) * ''

'' (1960)

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* * 1892 births 1963 deaths American set decorators Artists from St. Louis Best Art Direction Academy Award winners {{US-film-bio-stub