Duncan Cramer

Duncan Cramer (1901–1980) was an American motion picture art director active from 1929 to 1971. He headed the Art Department of 20th Century Fox Studios, and is credited for the sets of more than a hundred films and television series.^[1][2]

Duncan Cramer
Born	William Duncan Cramer June 22, 1901 Logansport, Indiana, United States
Died	February 14, 1980 Orange County, California, United States
Occupation	Art Director
Years active	1929 - 1971 (film & TV)
Spouse	Helen A. Myron

Cramer and David S. Hall were the art directors for the 1935 film Dante's Inferno. In 2014, the film was shown and discussed in a videorecorded program of the Art Directors Guild.^[3] Cramer was nominated twice for an Emmy Award for the television program Four Star Playhouse.^[4] Cramer's papers are in the collection of the Margaret Herrick Library.^[5]

Selected filmography

• The Silent Witness (1932)
• Black Sheep (1935)
• The Great Hotel Murder (1935)
• Star for a Night (1936)
• Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)