John S. Detlie
John S. Detlie | |
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Born | John Stewart Detlie December 23, 1908 |
Died | November 30, 2005 La Quinta, California, U.S. | (aged 96)
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Art/set director for films |
Spouse(s) | Virginia Crowell
(m. 1947) |
Children | 4 |
John Stewart Detlie (December 23, 1908 – November 30, 2005) was an American motion picture art director/set designer in Hollywood from 1937 to 1942.
Detlie earned degrees in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1941 for Best Art Direction for the film Bitter Sweet.[1]
Detlie went on to serve in the Army in World War II, including directing the camouflage of Boeing Plant 2 in Seattle. He went on to a career in architecture, designing Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle and a number of large churches and parts of downtown Honolulu. He was an accomplished artist in water colors, acrylics, and oils.[citation needed]
Personal life[]
His brother, Stanley Detlie, was a set designer in the 1930s and 1940s.
John Detlie was the first husband of actress Veronica Lake, although 14 years older than she; they had two children, one of whom died shortly after birth. They divorced in 1943. Detlie and his second wife, Virginia Crowell, with whom he also had two children, lived in La Quinta, California, for 48 years, until his death from lung cancer several weeks before his 97th birthday.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "John S. Detlie - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
External links[]
- Washington Post obituary, washingtonpost.com
- John Stewart Detlie, Sr. profile, Pacific Coast Architecture Database (digital.lib.washington.edu)
- 1908 births
- 2005 deaths
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- American artists
- American art directors
- Deaths from lung cancer
- People from La Quinta, California
- People from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- University of Pennsylvania School of Design alumni
- Deaths from cancer in California