Kay Nelson
Kay Nelson , née Bushard, was an American costume designer. In 1950 she was nominated for an Oscar for her costumes in the comedy The Love Professor ( Mother Is a Freshman ) in the category "Best Costumes in a Color Film" , but Leah Rhodes , Travilla and Marjorie Best had to go first for the cloak-and-sword -Film Leave the love affairs of Don Juan .
After Nelson was responsible for the costumes for the film comedy Up in Mabel's Room for the first time in 1944 , she created costumes for works such as Mortal Sin (1945), which belongs to the genre of film noir , the film drama Boomerang (Boomerang!) Over the next 17 years . (1947) directed by Elia Kazan , the Christmas film The Miracle of Manhattan (1947) with the then nine-year-old Natalie Wood and the literary film adaptation Tabu der Rigechten . In 1949 Nelson was responsible for the costumes in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's literary adaptation A Letter to Three Women (1949). She delivered her last work in the British film drama Branded .
Kay Nelson was married to 20th Century Fox art director Lyle R. Wheeler from 1947 to 1954 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1944: Up in Mabel's Room
- 1944: The Sunday Guest ( Sunday Dinner For A Soldier )
- 1945: Deadly Sin ( Leave Her to Heaven )
- 1946: Enemy in the Dark ( The Dark Corner )
- 1946: Margie
- 1947: Boomerang ( Boomerang! )
- 1947: Final spurt ( The Homestretch )
- 1947: The miracle of Manhattan
- 1947: Taboo of the Righteous ( Gentleman's Agreement )
- 1947: Password 777 ( Call Northside 777 )
- 1948: Belvedere cleans up ( Sitting Pretty )
- 1948: Nightclub Lilly ( Road House )
- 1949: A Letter to Three Wives ( A Letter to Three Wives )
- 1949: ... and heaven laughs at it ( Come to the Stable )
- 1949: Storm Flight ( Slattery's Hurricane )
- 1949: Danger in Frisco ( Thieves' Highway )
- 1954 witnessed the murder ( Witness to Murder )
- 1955: Sensation on Saturday ( Violent Saturday )
- 1960: The longer, the better ( Tall Story )
- 1961: Branded ( The Mark )
Web links
- Kay Nelson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kay Nelson at omnilexica.com. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ↑ Lyle R. Wheeler at omnilexica.com. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nelson, Kay |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bushard, Kay (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American costume designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century or 20th century |