Colonel William A. Phillips

Samuel M. Comer (July 13, 1893 – December 27, 1974) was a set decorator who worked on over 300 films during a career spanning four decades. He won four Academy Awards and was nominated for another 22 in the category Best Art Direction.^[1]

He guided his niece, Anjanette Comer into "the biz."

Academy Awards

Won

• The Rose Tattoo (1955)
• Sunset Boulevard (1950)
• Samson and Delilah (1949)
• Frenchman's Creek (1944)

Nominated

• Hud (1963)
• Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
• Come Blow Your Horn (1963)
• The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
• Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
• Summer and Smoke (1961)
• Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
• It Started in Naples (1960)
• Career (1959)
• Vertigo (1958)
• Funny Face (1957)
• The Proud and Profane (1956)
• The Ten Commandments (1956)
• To Catch a Thief (1955)
• The Country Girl (1954)
• Sabrina (1954)
• Red Garters (1954)
• Kitty (1945)
• Love Letters (1945)
• No Time for Love (1943)
• Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
• Hold Back the Dawn (1941)

References

External links

• Samuel M. Comer at IMDb