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Sam Comer(1893-1974)

  • Set Decorator
  • Art Department
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Sam Comer
Sam Comer was born on 13 July 1893 in Topeka, Kansas, USA. Sam was a set decorator, known for Vertigo (1958), Sunset Boulevard (1950) and To Catch a Thief (1955). Sam died on 27 December 1974 in La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA.
BornJuly 13, 1893
DiedDecember 27, 1974(81)
BornJuly 13, 1893
DiedDecember 27, 1974(81)
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  • Won 4 Oscars
    • 4 wins & 22 nominations total

Known for

Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo
8.2
  • Set Decorator
  • 1958
William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard
8.4
  • Set Decorator
  • 1950
Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief (1955)
To Catch a Thief
7.4
  • Set Decorator
  • 1955
Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden in Sabrina (1954)
Sabrina
7.6
  • Set Decorator
  • 1954

Credits

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Set Decorator

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator (decoration)
    • 2018
  • Off to See the Wizard (1967)
    Off to See the Wizard
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 1967–1968
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 1959–1967
  • Elvis Presley in Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)
    Paradise, Hawaiian Style
    5.4
    • Set Decorator (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Rory Calhoun, Corinne Calvet, and John Russell in Apache Uprising (1965)
    Apache Uprising
    5.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1965
  • Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis, Suzanna Leigh, Thelma Ritter, Dany Saval, and Christiane Schmidtmer in Boeing, Boeing (1965)
    Boeing, Boeing
    6.4
    • Set Decorator
    • 1965
  • Red Line 7000 (1965)
    Red Line 7000
    5.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1965
  • Patty Duke in Billie (1965)
    Billie
    5.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1965
  • Dana Andrews and Terry Moore in Town Tamer (1965)
    Town Tamer
    5.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 1965
  • Jerry Lewis and Donna Butterworth in The Family Jewels (1965)
    The Family Jewels
    6.2
    • Set Decorator
    • 1965
  • Tickle Me (1965)
    Tickle Me
    5.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 1965
  • John Wayne, Dean Martin, Michael Anderson Jr., and Earl Holliman in The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
    The Sons of Katie Elder
    7.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1965
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Linda Darnell, Rory Calhoun, Richard Arlen, and Terry Moore in Black Spurs (1965)
    Black Spurs
    5.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 1965
  • Chuck Connors in Branded (1965)
    Branded
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 1965
  • Sylvia (1965)
    Sylvia
    6.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1965

Art Department

  • Alan Ladd, William Bendix, Brian Donlevy, Howard Da Silva, Esther Fernández, and Barry Fitzgerald in Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
    Two Years Before the Mast
    6.9
    • set dressing supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, and Risë Stevens in Going My Way (1944)
    Going My Way
    7.0
    • set dressing supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • The Hitler Gang (1944)
    The Hitler Gang
    6.7
    • set dressing supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943)
    The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
    7.5
    • supervising set decorator (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Olive Blakeney, John Litel, Jimmy Lydon, Mike Mazurki, and Joan Mortimer in Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (1943)
    Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
    6.2
    • set dressing supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, George Reeves, Paulette Goddard, Walter Abel, Barbara Britton, and Sonny Tufts in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    So Proudly We Hail!
    7.4
    • set decorating supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
    Five Graves to Cairo
    7.3
    • set dressing supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Alan Ladd, William Bendix, and Loretta Young in China (1943)
    China
    6.6
    • supervising set dresser (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Veronica Lake and Fredric March in I Married a Witch (1942)
    I Married a Witch
    7.1
    • supervising set decorator (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Mary Astor, Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, and Rudy Vallee in The Palm Beach Story (1942)
    The Palm Beach Story
    7.4
    • set dresser (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • William Bendix, Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Albert Dekker, and Robert Preston in Wake Island (1942)
    Wake Island
    6.6
    • supervising set decorator (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Virginia Dale, and Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn (1942)
    Holiday Inn
    7.3
    • set dresser (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Lynne Overman, and Robert Preston in Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
    Reap the Wild Wind
    6.6
    • supervising set decorator (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Sterling Hayden and Madeleine Carroll in Bahama Passage (1941)
    Bahama Passage
    5.8
    • set dresser (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard in Nothing But the Truth (1941)
    Nothing But the Truth
    7.1
    • interior decorator (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Sam M. Comer
  • Born
    • July 13, 1893
    • Topeka, Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • December 27, 1974
    • La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA(after long illness)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Sam Comer's name appears on a sign in the hotel lobby in The Well Groomed Bride (1946).

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  • When did Sam Comer die?
    December 27, 1974
  • How did Sam Comer die?
    After long illness
  • At what age did Sam Comer die?
    81 years old
  • Where did Sam Comer die?
    La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA
  • When was Sam Comer born?
    July 13, 1893

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