George R. Nelson

Set Decorator, Set Designer

About

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Also Known As
George Robert Nelson, George R Nelson, George Nelson ('Bob')
Birth Place
Washington, USA
Born
May 22, 1927
Died
August 25, 1992
Cause of Death
Complications From Aids

Biography

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Veteran Hollywood set designer and decorator who worked steadily in the industry for nearly three decades. Nelson's feature credits include "All Fall Down" and "The Manchurian Candidate," both directed by John Frankenheimer and released in 1962; "The Graduate" (1967), "Carnal Knowledge" (1971) and "The Day of the Dolphin" (1973), all directed by Mike Nichols; and Coppola's "The Godfather...

Filmography

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Final Analysis (1992)
Set Decorator
Mobsters (1991)
Set Decorator
Stephen King's Graveyard Shift (1990)
Set Decorator
Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
Set Decorator
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Set Decorator
Harlem Nights (1989)
Set Decorator

Photos & Videos

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From Noon Till Three - (Original Trailer)
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Apocalypse Now - (Original Trailer)

Notes

At the time of his death, Nelson was a partner in Decades Unique Furnishings for Films with Thomas L. Roysden

Biography

Veteran Hollywood set designer and decorator who worked steadily in the industry for nearly three decades. Nelson's feature credits include "All Fall Down" and "The Manchurian Candidate," both directed by John Frankenheimer and released in 1962; "The Graduate" (1967), "Carnal Knowledge" (1971) and "The Day of the Dolphin" (1973), all directed by Mike Nichols; and Coppola's "The Godfather, Part II" (1974) and "Apocalypse Now" (1979).

Filmography

 

Art Department (Feature Film)

Final Analysis (1992)
Set Decorator
Mobsters (1991)
Set Decorator
Stephen King's Graveyard Shift (1990)
Set Decorator
Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
Set Decorator
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Set Decorator
Harlem Nights (1989)
Set Decorator
Vibes (1988)
Set Decorator
Midnight Run (1988)
Set Decorator
*batteries not included (1987)
Set Decorator
Critical Condition (1987)
Set Decorator
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Set Decorator
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Set Decorator
Spies Like Us (1985)
Set Decorator
Explorers (1985)
Set Decorator
A Streetcar Named Desire (1984)
Set Decorator
Birdy (1984)
Set Decorator
Mr. Mom (1983)
Set Decorator
The Right Stuff (1983)
Set Decorator
Independence Day (1982)
Set Decorator
Shoot the Moon (1982)
Set Decorator
Hammett (1982)
Set Decorator
The Escape Artist (1982)
Set Decorator
Foxes (1980)
On-Set Dresser
Urban Cowboy (1980)
Set Decorator
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Set Decorator
F.I.S.T. (1978)
Set Decorator
The Brink's Job (1978)
Set Decorator
From Noon Till Three (1976)
Set Decorator
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Set Decorator
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
Set Decorator
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Set Decorator
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
Set Decorator
The Getaway (1972)
Set Decoration
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Set Decoration
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Set Decoration
Little Big Man (1970)
Set Decoration
The McMasters (1970)
Set Decoration
Zabriskie Point (1970)
Set Decoration
How To Save a Marriage--And Ruin Your Life (1968)
Set Decoration
The Graduate (1967)
Set Decoration
Warning Shot (1967)
Set Decoration
Walk, Don't Run (1966)
Set Decoration
The Silencers (1966)
Set Decoration
Murderers' Row (1966)
Set Decoration
Ski Party (1965)
Set Decoration
Joy in the Morning (1965)
Set Decoration
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
Set Decoration
Sunday in New York (1964)
Set Decoration
Honeymoon Hotel (1964)
Set Decoration
All Fall Down (1962)
Set Decoration
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Set Decoration
The Magic Sword (1962)
Set Decoration

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Moon Of The Wolf (1972)
Other

Art Department (TV Mini-Series)

Celebrity (1984)
Set Decorator

Life Events

1962

First major assignment as set decorator, John Frankenheimer's "All Fall Down"

1962

Served as set decorator for Frankenheimer's "The Manchurian Candidate"

1967

First collaboration with writer-director Mike Nichols, "The Graduate"

1970

Designed the period decor for "Little Big Man"

1972

Early TV work on the telefilm "Moon of the Wolf"

1974

Won Oscar for work on "The Godfather, Part II", directed bby Francis Ford Coppola

1978

Created the look for the period labor drama "F.I.S.T."

1978

Shared Academy Award nomination for "The Brink's Job"

1979

Reteamed with Coppola for "Apocalypse Now"; received Oscar nomination

1983

Earned final Oscar nomination for period details of "The Right Stuff"

1983

Received an Emmy for the designs of the ABC remake of "A Streetcar Named Desire"

1984

Last TV credit, the NBC miniseries "Celebrity"

1989

Designed "When Harry Met Sally..."

1991

Final film, "Mobsters"

Videos

Trailer

From Noon Till Three - (Original Trailer) Charles Bronson is a two-bit outlaw who becomes a legend when he's mistakenly reported dead in From Noon Till Three (1976).
Apocalypse Now - (Original Trailer) An Army captain (Martin Sheen) travels to Cambodia during the Vietnam War to terminate a renegade officer (Marlon Brando) in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979).
All Fall Down - (Original Trailer) A young drifter's romance with an older woman is threatened by his possessive mother in All Fall Down (1962) starring Warren Beatty and Eva Marie Saint.
Sunday In New York -- (Original Trailer) Cliff Robertson, a philandering pilot, gets real moral, real fast when his sister Jane Fonda contemplates a premarital fling on a Sunday In New York (1964).
Joy In The Morning - (Original Trailer) A law student (Richard Chamberlain) and his bride (Yvette Mimieux) try to build a life together despite her fear of intimacy.
Walk, Don't Run - (Original Trailer) Cary Grant's last movie sent him to Tokyo trying to find a place to stay during the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Family

Daniel Nelson
Son
Survived him.
Robert Nelson
Son
Survived him.
Peggy MacDougall
Daughter
Survived him.

Bibliography

Notes

At the time of his death, Nelson was a partner in Decades Unique Furnishings for Films with Thomas L. Roysden

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