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Joseph Kish

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Occupation
  
Set decorator

Years active
  
1942-1966


Name
  
Joseph Kish

Role
  
Set decorator

Born
  
14 June 1899 (
1899-06-14
)
Zombor, Kingdom of Hungary

Other names
  
Joe Kirsch Joseph Kisch Joe Kish

Died
  
March 14, 1969, North Hollywood, California, United States

Awards
  
Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White

Nominations
  
Academy Award for Best Production Design

Set decorated
  
Ship of Fools, Journey to the Center of the Earth

Similar People
  
Franz Bachelin, Lyle R Wheeler, Hal Pereira, Alexander Golitzen, Henry Levin

Joseph Kish (14 June 1899 – 14 March 1969) was an American set decorator. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for four more in the category Best Art Direction. He worked on 130 films between 1942 and 1966.

Selected filmography

Kish won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for four more:

Won
  • Ship of Fools (1965)
  • Nominated
  • Address Unknown (1944)
  • Joan of Arc (1948)
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
  • The Slender Thread (1965)
  • References

    Joseph Kish Wikipedia