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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, Part II" (1974) and "Apocalypse Now" (1979).

Filmography

Rooster Cogburn - ( Set Decorator / 1999 / Released / Universal )
Final Analysis - ( Set Decorator / 1992 / Released / )
Mobsters - ( Set Decorator / 1991 / Released / )
Another 48 Hours - ( Set Decorator / 1990 / Released / Danube Film )
Stephen King's Graveyard Shift - ( Set Decorator / 1990 / Released / Excalibur )
Harlem Nights - ( Set Decorator / 1989 / Released / )
When Harry Met Sally... - ( Set Decorator / 1989 / Released / Hoyts Distribution )
Midnight Run - ( Set Decorator / 1988 / Released / )
Vibes - ( Set Decorator / 1988 / Released / )
Batteries Not Included - ( Set Decorator / 1987 / Released / )
Critical Condition - ( Set Decorator / 1987 / Released / )
Big Trouble in Little China - ( Set Decorator / 1986 / Released / )
Poltergeist II: the Other Side - ( Set Decorator / 1986 / Released / )
Explorers - ( Set Decorator / 1985 / Released / Paramount Studios Home Video )
Spies Like Us - ( Set Decorator / 1985 / Released / )
Birdy - ( Set Decorator / 1984 / Released / )
Mr. Mom - ( Set Decorator / 1983 / Released / Columbia-EMI-Warner )
The Right Stuff - ( Set Decorator / 1983 / Released / Columbia-EMI-Warner )
Hammett - ( Set Decorator / 1982 / Released / )
Independence Day - ( Set Decorator / 1982 / Released / )
Shoot the Moon (MGM) - ( Set Decorator / 1982 / Released / )
The Escape Artist - ( Set Decorator / 1982 / Released / )
Foxes - ( Set Dresser / 1980 / Released / United Artists Pictures Inc. )
Urban Cowboy - ( Set Decorator / 1980 / Released / )
Apocalypse Now - ( Set Decorator / 1979 / Released / Miramax Records )
F.I.S.T. - ( Set Decorator / 1978 / Released / United Artists Pictures Inc. )
The Brink's Job - ( Set Decorator / 1978 / Released / )
From Noon Till Three - ( Set Decorator / 1976 / Released / )
Farewell, My Lovely - ( Set Decorator / 1975 / Released / )
The Godfather, Part II - ( Set Decorator / 1974 / Released / )
The Day of the Dolphin - ( Set Decorator / 1973 / Released / Avco Embassy Film )
Evel Knievel - ( Set Decorator / 1972 / Released / Fanfare Corporation )
Portnoy's Complaint - ( Set Decorator / 1972 / Released / )
The Getaway - ( Set Decorator / 1972 / Released / )
Carnal Knowledge - ( Set Decorator / 1971 / Released / )
Little Big Man - ( Set Decorator / 1970 / Released / Cinema Center )
Zabriskie Point - ( Set Decorator / 1970 / Released / )
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life - ( Set Decorator / 1968 / Released / )
The Graduate - ( Set Decorator / 1967 / Released / )
The Silencers - ( Set Decorator / 1966 / Released / Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group )
Walk, Don't Run - ( Set Decorator / 1966 / Released / )
Joy in the Morning - ( Set Decorator / 1965 / Released / )
Honeymoon Hotel - ( Set Decorator / 1964 / Released / MGM/UA Entertainment Company )
Viva Las Vegas - ( Set Decorator / 1964 / Released / )
Sunday in New York - ( Set Decorator / 1963 / Released / MGM/UA Entertainment Company )
All Fall Down - ( Set Decorator / 1962 / Released / )
The Magic Sword - ( Set Decorator / 1962 / Released / United Artists Pictures Inc. )
The Manchurian Candidate - ( Set Decorator / 1962 / Released / )
TV Credits
Full Biography (Back to top)

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).

Profession(s):
set designer, set decorator
Sometimes Credited As:
George Nelson
George Nelson ('Bob')
George Robert Nelson
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Family
daughter:Peggy MacDougall (survived him)
son:Robert Nelson (survived him)
son:Daniel Nelson (survived him)
Awards (Back to top)
Emmy Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special "A Streetcar Named Desire" 1983 - 1984
Oscar Best Art Direction-Set Direction "The Godfather, Part II" 1974

Milestones (Back to top)
1991 Final film, "Mobsters"
1989 Designed "When Harry Met Sally..."
1984 Last TV credit, the NBC miniseries "Celebrity"
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"
1979 Reteamed with Coppola for "Apocalypse Now"; received Oscar nomination
1978 Created the look for the period labor drama "F.I.S.T."
1978 Shared Academy Award nomination for "The Brink's Job"
1974 Won Oscar for work on "The Godfather, Part II", directed bby Francis Ford Coppola
1972 Early TV work on the telefilm "Moon of the Wolf"
1970 Designed the period decor for "Little Big Man"
1967 First collaboration with writer-director Mike Nichols, "The Graduate"
1962 First major assignment as set decorator, John Frankenheimer's "All Fall Down"
1962 Served as set decorator for Frankenheimer's "The Manchurian Candidate"


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