Stuart A. Reiss (July 15, 1921 – December 21, 2014) was an American

set decorator The set decorator is the head of the set decoration department in the film and television industry, responsible for selecting, designing, fabricating, and sourcing the " set dressing" elements of each set in a Feature Film, Television, or New Med ...

. He won two

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in ...

and was nominated for four more in the category Best Art Direction. He worked on more than 100 films from 1947 to 1986.

Selected filmography

Reiss won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and was nominated for four more: ;Won * '' The Diary of Anne Frank'' (1959) * ''

Fantastic Voyage ''Fantastic Voyage'' is a 1966 American science fiction adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Harry Kleiner, based on a story by Otto Klement and Jerome Bixby. The film is about a submarine crew who is shrunk to microsco ...

'' (1966) ;Nominated * ''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers a ...

'' (1953) * '' Teenage Rebel'' (1956) * '' What a Way to Go!'' (1964) * '' Doctor Dolittle'' (1967)

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* 1921 births 2014 deaths American set decorators Best Art Direction Academy Award winners Artists from Chicago {{US-setdecorator-stub