Samuel M. Comer | |
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Born |
Topeka, Kansas |
July 13, 1893
Died | December 27, 1974 La Jolla, California |
(aged 81)
Years active | 1934-1968 |
Children | Anjanette Comer (b. 1939) |
Awards |
Best Art Direction - Color 1945 Frenchman's Creek 1950 Samson and Delilah Best Art Direction - Black and White 1950 Sunset Boulevard 1955 The Rose Tattoo |
Sam Comer (July 13, 1893 – December 27, 1974) was a set decorator who worked on over 300 films during a career spanning four decades. He won four Academy Awards and was nominated for another 22 in the category Best Art Direction.
He guided his niece, Anjanette Comer into "the biz."