Biography
Ernst Fegté (28 September 1900 – 15 December 1976) was a German art director. He was active in the American cinema from the 1920s to the 1970s, he was the art director or production designer on more than 75 feature films. He worked at Paramount Studios at the height of his career and won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for Frenchman's Creek (1944). He was also nominated in the same category for three other films: Five Graves to Cairo (1943), The Princess and the Pirate (1944), and Destination Moon (1950). He also worked in television in the 1950s and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1956 for his work on the series, Medic.
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Filmography
all 74
Movies 73
TV Shows 1
Writer 1
self 1
ProductionDesigner
Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)
Movie
Production Design
The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
Movie
Art Direction
Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
Movie
Art Direction
Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)
Movie
6
ProductionDesigner
Young and Dangerous (1957)
Movie
Production Design
Rockabilly Baby (1957)
Movie
Production Design
Monster from Green Hell (1957)
Movie
3.83
Art Direction
Sierra Stranger (1957)
Movie
Art Direction
Stagecoach To Fury (1956)
Movie
Art Direction
Mohawk (1956)
Movie
Writer
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
TV
Art Direction
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good (1955)
Movie
ProductionDesigner
Actors and Sin (1952)
Movie
Art Direction
Superman and the Mole-Men (1951)
Movie
Art Direction
Quebec (1951)
Movie
Set Decoration
One Hour in Wonderland (1950)
Movie
Production Design
Destination Moon (1950)
Movie
Self (1950)
City at Night (1949)
Movie
Art Direction
Canadian Pacific (1949)
Movie
6
Art Direction
An Innocent Affair (1948)
Movie
Art Direction
On Our Merry Way (1948)
Movie
Art Direction
Christmas Eve (1947)
Movie
ProductionDesigner
Angel and the Badman (1947)
Movie
6
ProductionDesigner
I've Always Loved You (1946)
Movie
Art Direction
London Town (1946)
Movie
Art Direction
Specter of the Rose (1946)
Movie
6
Art Direction
And Then There Were None (1945)
Movie
Art Direction
Wonder Man (1945)
Movie
Art Direction
The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
Movie
Art Direction
Frenchman's Creek (1944)
Movie
4.5
Art Direction
The Great Moment (1944)
Movie
Art Direction
The Uninvited (1944)
Movie
6
Art Direction
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1943)
Movie
6
Art Direction
Riding High (1943)
Movie
Art Direction
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
Movie
6
Art Direction
Young and Willing (1943)
Movie
Art Direction
Lucky Jordan (1942)
Movie
Art Direction
I Married a Witch (1942)
Movie
Art Direction
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Movie
6
Art Direction
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
Movie
Art Direction
The Fleet's In (1942)
Movie
Art Direction
Bahama Passage (1941)
Movie
Art Direction
Birth of the Blues (1941)
Movie
Art Direction
The Lady Eve (1941)
Movie
4.5
Art Direction
I Want a Divorce (1940)
Movie
Art Direction
Rhythm on the River (1940)
Movie
Art Direction
Queen of the Mob (1940)
Movie
Art Direction
Safari (1940)
Movie
Art Direction
The Great Victor Herbert (1939)
Movie
Art Direction
Honeymoon in Bali (1939)
Movie
Art Direction
Invitation to Happiness (1939)
Movie
Art Direction
Never Say Die (1939)
Movie
Art Direction
Cafe Society (1939)
Movie
Art Direction
Artists and Models Abroad (1938)
Movie
Art Direction
Sing, You Sinners (1938)
Movie
Art Direction
You and Me (1938)
Movie
Art Direction
College Swing (1938)
Movie
Art Direction
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
Movie
Art Direction
Exclusive (1937)
Movie
Art Direction
Easy Living (1937)
Movie
Art Direction
I Met Him in Paris (1937)
Movie
Art Direction
The General Died at Dawn (1936)
Movie
Art Direction
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936)
Movie
Art Direction
The Princess Comes Across (1936)
Movie
6
Art Direction
Rose of the Rancho (1936)
Movie
Art Direction
So Red the Rose (1935)
Movie
Art Direction
Accent on Youth (1935)
Movie
Art Direction
Enter Madame (1935)
Movie
Art Direction
Ladies Should Listen (1934)
Movie
Art Direction
Kiss and Make-Up (1934)
Movie
Art Direction
Murder at the Vanities (1934)
Movie
Art Direction
Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
Movie
Art Direction
Animal Crackers (1930)
Movie
5.33
Art Direction
Black and Tan (1929)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.49
Based on 162 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1929
1938
1942
1939
1960
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Information
Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1900-09-28
Deathday1976-12-15 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceHamburg, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Art Direction, Color
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