Darrell Silvera (December 18, 1900 – July 22, 1983) 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 Media ...

. He was nominated for seven

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

in the category Best Art Direction. He worked on 356 films between 1934 and 1978.

Selected filmography

Silvera was nominated for seven Academy Awards for Best Art Direction: * '' Citizen Kane'' (1941) * '' The Devil and Daniel Webster'' (1941) * '' The Magnificent Ambersons'' (1942) * '' Flight for Freedom'' (1943) * '' Step Lively'' (1944) * '' Experiment Perilous'' (1944) * ''

The Man with the Golden Arm ''The Man with the Golden Arm'' is a 1955 American drama film with elements of film noir directed by Otto Preminger, based on the novel of the same name by Nelson Algren. Starring Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim Novak, Arnold Stang and ...

'' (1955) * '' The Molly Maguires'' (1970)

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* * 1900 births 1983 deaths American set decorators {{US-film-bio-stub