Thomas Little (August 27, 1886 in Ogden,

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– March 5, 1985 in

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) was a United States

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 ...

who worked on more than 450 Hollywood movies between 1932 and 1953. He won a total of 6

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for art direction and received 21 nominations in the same category. His credits include ''

The Keys of the Kingdom ''The Keys of the Kingdom'' is a 1941 novel by A. J. Cronin. Spanning six decades, it tells the story of Father Francis Chisholm, an unconventional Scottish Catholic priest who struggles to establish a mission in China. Beset by tragedy in h ...

'', '' The Fan'', ''

Belles on Their Toes ''Belles on Their Toes'' is a 1950 autobiographical book written by the siblings Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. It is the follow-up to their book ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' (1948), which covered the period after Frank Gil ...

'', '' What Price Glory?'', '' The Snows of Kilimanjaro'', '' The Pride of St. Louis'', and ''

The Day the Earth Stood Still ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (a.k.a. ''Farewell to the Master'' and ''Journey to the World'') is a 1951 American science fiction film from 20th Century Fox, produced by Julian Blaustein and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Michael Re ...

''.

Academy Awards for Art Direction

* 1941 (Black-and-White) Richard Day, Nathan H. Juran, Thomas Little - ''

How Green Was My Valley ''How Green Was My Valley'' is a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn, narrated by Huw Morgan, the main character, about his Welsh family and the mining community in which they live. The author had claimed that he based the book on his own persona ...

'' * 1942 (Black-and-White) Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, Thomas Little - '' This Above All'' * 1942 (Color) Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, Thomas Little - '' My Gal Sal'' * 1943 (Black-and-White) James Basevi, William Darling, Thomas Little - '' The Song of Bernadette'' * 1944 (Color)

Wiard Ihnen Wiard Boppo "Bill" Ihnen (August 5, 1897Note: His obituary in the ''Los Angeles Times'' suggests he was born in approximately 1888. – June 22, 1979) was an American art director. He was active from 1919 to 1960 and won Academy Awards for ...

, Thomas Little - '' Wilson'' * 1946 (Black-and-White) William S. Darling, Lyle R. Wheeler, Thomas Little, Frank E. Hughes - '' Anna and the King of Siam''

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* 1886 births 1985 deaths 20th Century Studios people Best Art Direction Academy Award winners American set decorators Artists from Ogden, Utah {{US-film-bio-stub

Academy Awards for Art Direction

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