A Set Director and Art Director, Priestley was the winner of 2 Academy Awards:
1956 Oscar winner for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color, 'Picnic' (1955)
1956 Nominee for an Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White, 'Marty' (1955)
1958 Oscar winner for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, 'Sayonara' (1957)
Please refer to IMDB for his filmography. Also Wikipedia.
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Per: California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, Robert married Ruth Nash on 4/18/1931 in Los Angeles, CA.
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Per: California, Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Robert Willerton Priestley
Social Security #: 564181577
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1901 (Note: DOB 6/12/1900 per birth certificate, NY)
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 27 Nov 1986
Death Place: San Diego
Mother's Maiden Name: Finnegan
1956 Oscar winner for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color, 'Picnic' (1955)
1956 Nominee for an Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White, 'Marty' (1955)
1958 Oscar winner for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, 'Sayonara' (1957)
Please refer to IMDB for his filmography. Also Wikipedia.
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Per: California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, Robert married Ruth Nash on 4/18/1931 in Los Angeles, CA.
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Per: California, Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Robert Willerton Priestley
Social Security #: 564181577
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1901 (Note: DOB 6/12/1900 per birth certificate, NY)
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 27 Nov 1986
Death Place: San Diego
Mother's Maiden Name: Finnegan
A Set Director and Art Director, Priestley was the winner of 2 Academy Awards:
1956 Oscar winner for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color, 'Picnic' (1955)
1956 Nominee for an Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White, 'Marty' (1955)
1958 Oscar winner for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, 'Sayonara' (1957)
Please refer to IMDB for his filmography. Also Wikipedia.
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Per: California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, Robert married Ruth Nash on 4/18/1931 in Los Angeles, CA.
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Per: California, Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Robert Willerton Priestley
Social Security #: 564181577
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1901 (Note: DOB 6/12/1900 per birth certificate, NY)
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 27 Nov 1986
Death Place: San Diego
Mother's Maiden Name: Finnegan
1956 Oscar winner for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color, 'Picnic' (1955)
1956 Nominee for an Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White, 'Marty' (1955)
1958 Oscar winner for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, 'Sayonara' (1957)
Please refer to IMDB for his filmography. Also Wikipedia.
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Per: California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, Robert married Ruth Nash on 4/18/1931 in Los Angeles, CA.
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Per: California, Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Robert Willerton Priestley
Social Security #: 564181577
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1901 (Note: DOB 6/12/1900 per birth certificate, NY)
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 27 Nov 1986
Death Place: San Diego
Mother's Maiden Name: Finnegan
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