1934Winner
Best Director
The Thin Man
David Townsend
Director
Hoskins, Wayne County, Nebraska, USA
November 2, 1891
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Wood Townsend (November 2, 1891 – August 5, 1935) was primarily known as an American film art director (1919-1934). He started working at Art-o-Graph, but by 1927 he was at MGM where he worked on a number of films. He died in a automobile accident while working on "The Robin Hood of El Dorado", which was released in 1936.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1934Nominee
Best Director
Hide-Out
1935Nominee
Career Highlight
Murder in the Fleet
Career Highlights
1934Highlight
Career Highlight
The Show-Off
1927Highlight
Career Highlight
Spring Fever