John Victor Mackay (July 13, 1891 – September 8, 1945) was an American art director. He was nominated for three

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in the category Best Art Direction. He worked on 97 films between 1937 and 1943.

Selected filmography

Mackay was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Art Direction: * ''

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'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1940)

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* * American art directors 1891 births 1945 deaths {{US-artdirector-stub