{{short description|Set decorator}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Russell A. Gausman | birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|7|4}} | birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1963|5|20|1892|7|4}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]] | occupation = Set decorator | yearsactive = 1925-1960 }}

'''Russell A. Gausman''' (July 4, 1892 &ndash; May 20, 1963) was an American [[set decorator]]. He won two [[Academy Awards]] and was nominated for five more in the category [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]].<ref name="IMDb.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0310199/awards |title=IMDb.com: Russell A. Gausman - Awards |access-date=December 13, 2008|work=IMDb.com}}</ref> He worked on nearly 700 films between 1925 and 1960. He was born in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] and died in [[Los Angeles, California]].

==Academy Awards== Gausman won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and was nominated for five more:

;Won * ''[[Phantom of the Opera (1943 film)|Phantom of the Opera]]'' (1943) * ''[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]'' (1960)

;Nominated * ''[[The Flame of New Orleans]]'' (1941) * ''[[Arabian Nights (1942 film)|Arabian Nights]]'' (1942) * ''[[The Spoilers (1942 film)|The Spoilers]]'' (1942) * ''[[The Climax (1944 film)|The Climax]]'' (1944) * ''[[Pillow Talk (film)|Pillow Talk]]'' (1959)

==Partial filmography== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[Destry Rides Again]]'' (1939) * ''[[The Bank Dick]]'' (1940) * ''[[The House of the Seven Gables (film)|The House of the Seven Gables]]'' (1940) * ''[[The Flame of New Orleans]]'' (1941) * ''[[Arabian Nights (1942 film)|Arabian Nights]]'' (1942) * ''[[The Spoilers (1942 film)|The Spoilers]]'' (1942) * ''[[Shadow of a Doubt]]'' (1943) * ''[[Phantom of the Opera (1943 film)|Phantom of the Opera]]'' (1943) * ''[[The Climax (1944 film)|The Climax]]'' (1944) * ''[[The Woman in Green]]'' (1945) * ''[[The Exile (1947 film)|The Exile]]'' (1947) * ''[[Brute Force (1947 film)|Brute Force]]'' (1947) * ''[[Winchester '73]]'' (1950) * ''[[The Lawless Breed]]'' (1952) * ''[[Meet Danny Wilson (film)|Meet Danny Wilson]]'' (1952) * ''[[Bend of the River]]'' (1952) * ''[[Has Anybody Seen My Gal? (film)|Has Anybody Seen My Gal?]]'' (1952) * ''[[No Room for the Groom]]'' (1952) * ''[[East of Sumatra]]'' (1953) * ''[[Column South]]'' (1953) * ''[[Law and Order (1953 film)|Law and Order]]'' (1953) * ''[[Thunder Bay (film)|Thunder Bay]]'' (1953) * ''[[The Golden Blade]]'' (1953) * ''[[Tanganyika (film)|Tanganyika]]'' (1954) * ''[[Playgirl (1954 film)|Playgirl]]'' (1954) * ''[[The Veils of Bagdad]]'' (1954) * ''[[The Glenn Miller Story]]'' (1954) * ''[[Foxfire (1955 film)|Foxfire]]'' (1955) * ''[[Man Without a Star]]'' (1955) * ''[[The Far Country (film)|The Far Country]]'' (1955) * ''[[Smoke Signal (film)|Smoke Signal]]'' (1955) * ''[[The Spoilers (1955 film)|The Spoilers]]'' (1955) * ''[[Backlash (1956 film)|Backlash]]'' (1956) * ''[[Toy Tiger]]'' (1956) * ''[[Showdown at Abilene]]'' (1956) * ''[[A Day of Fury]]'' (1956) * ''[[Man in the Shadow (American film)|Man in the Shadow]]'' (1957) * ''[[Night Passage (film)|Night Passage]]'' (1957) * ''[[Joe Dakota (1957 film)|Joe Dakota]]'' (1957) * ''[[Away All Boats]]'' (1957) * ''[[The Incredible Shrinking Man]]'' (1957) * ''[[Day of the Bad Man]]'' (1958) * ''[[A Stranger in My Arms]]'' (1959) * ''[[Pillow Talk (film)|Pillow Talk]]'' (1959) * ''[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]'' (1960) {{div col end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0310199}}

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