Charles S. Thompson (August 28, 1908 – July 9, 1994) was a Canadian-born

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set decorator, with nearly 200 films to his credit in a career that lasted 30 years. He cut his teeth on a string of B movies in the early 1940s, before breaking into

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's inner circle of regulars. Amongst his credits for the director were ''

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'' (1950) and '' The Quiet Man'' (1952), for which he received an

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nomination. Thompson fared better with higher profile projects throughout the 1950s and 1960s, particularly in

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, working on such series as '' Perry Mason'', '' The Fugitive'' and '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', whilst on the feature film front, his work can be viewed in

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's ''

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'' (1963) and the

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vehicle, '' Joe Kidd'' (1972). Thompson scored a second Oscar nomination in 1965 for his work on ''

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''. He died on July 9, 1994, at the age of 85.

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