Ross Bellah (January 27, 1907 – February 2, 2004) was an American

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, primarily for

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. He was nominated for an

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in the category

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for the film '' The Solid Gold Cadillac''. He also worked on most if not all television series produced by

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, the television subsidiary of

such as ''

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'', '' Dennis the Menace'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. 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

* ''

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'' (1951) * '' The Solid Gold Cadillac'' (1956) * '' Strangers When We Meet'' (1960)

References

External links

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