Joseph Kish

Joseph Kish (June 14, 1899 – March 14, 1969) was an American set decorator. He won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for the film Ship of Fools^[1] and was nominated for four more in the category Best Art Direction.^[2] He worked on 130 films between 1942 and 1966.

Joseph Kish
Joseph Kish during a visit to his hometown Sombor in 1930s.
Born	(1899-06-14)June 14, 1899 Sombor, Austria-Hungary
Died	March 14, 1969(1969-03-14) (aged 69) Hollywood, California
Occupation	Set decorator
Years active	1942-1966

Selected filmography

Kish won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for four more:

Won

• Ship of Fools (1965)

Nominated

• Address Unknown (1944)
• Joan of Arc (1948)
• Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
• The Slender Thread (1965)