Herschel McCoy (August 6, 1912 – February 3, 1956) was an American motion picture

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with credits on more than 150 feature films from 1936 to 1955. He was nominated twice for the

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. McCoy's early efforts were largely focused on

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, such as several entries in the

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and Mr. Moto canons. He had just graduated to major studio productions like an uncredited assist on ''

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'' (1948), ''

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'' (1951), and ''

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'' (1953) when he died suddenly in 1956 at the age of 43. For the last two films, McCoy was nominated for the

. McCoy's drawings for twenty-two of his designs are in the collection of the

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