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Emrich Nicholson

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Emrich Nicholson
BornSeptember 4, 1913
DiedFebruary 25, 2001
Puako, Hawaii
United States
Other namesEmrich Henry Nicholson
OccupationArt director
Years active1948–1957 (film)

Emrich Nicholson (1913–2001) was an American art director for Paramount and Universal Studios and painter of murals, and designer of furniture and merchandise associated with the 1939 New York World's Fair. In 1948, he was nominated for an Academy Award for art direction for the film One Touch of Venus. He later was the national art director for the Loe Burnett Company advertising agency. Nicholson was the father of American calligrapher and stamp designer Mohamed Zakariya and three other children by his wife, Amy Aplin.[1][2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Art talent took Venturan to many places, careers", Ventura County Star (Ventura CA) March 9, 2001, p.17
  2. ^ Kitses p.132

Bibliography

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Demetrius John Kitses. Horizons West; Anthony Mann, Budd Boetticher, Sam Peckinpah: studies of authorship within the western. Indiana University Press, 1970.

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