William Glasgow (art director)

William Glasgow
Born	(1906-04-26)April 26, 1906 Yuma, Arizona, US
Died	November 25, 1972(1972-11-25) (aged 66) Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)	Artist, art director
Years active	1930–1970

William Glasgow (April 26, 1906 – November 25, 1972) was an American art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte.^[1][2]

Selected filmography

• Paris Model (1953)
• Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

Work outside of film

The introduction to the 1936 book The Travels of Jedediah Smith features one of his etchings, made in 1930, titled "Desert".^[3][4]

William enlisted in the Army in 1943, serving until the end of the war in 1945. A mural he painted of an island scene was hung in the lobby of the "Transient Hotel" on the Palmyra Atoll, used by airmen moving to the front of the Pacific Theatre. It was likely left there when the Navy abandoned Palmyra in 1945, and eventually destroyed by time or visiting sailors.^[5][6]

References

1. "The 37th Academy Awards (1965) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
2. "The Official Academy Awards Database". Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
3. "The Travels of Jedediah Smith". Fine Arts Press. 1934.
4. William Glasgow (1934). "Desert".
5. "76th Naval Construction Battalion Yearbook". 1945.
6. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850–2010". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

External links

• William Glasgow at IMDb