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Ernst Fegté(1900-1976)

  • Art Director
  • Production Designer
  • Writer
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Ernst Fegté was born on 28 September 1900 in Hamburg, Germany. He was an art director and production designer, known for Frenchman's Creek (1944), Destination Moon (1950) and The Princess and the Pirate (1944). He died on 15 December 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 28, 1900
DiedDecember 15, 1976(76)
BornSeptember 28, 1900
DiedDecember 15, 1976(76)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

Joan Fontaine and Arturo de Córdova in Frenchman's Creek (1944)
Frenchman's Creek
6.1
  • Art Director
  • 1944
Destination Moon (1950)
Destination Moon
6.3
  • Production Designer
  • 1950
Bob Hope and Virginia Mayo in The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
The Princess and the Pirate
6.8
  • Art Director
  • 1944
Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
Five Graves to Cairo
7.3
  • Art Director
  • 1943

Credits

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Art Director

  • I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975)
    I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
    3.5
    • Art Director
    • 1975
  • B.S. I Love You (1971)
    B.S. I Love You
    4.0
    • Art Director (as Ernest Fegte)
    • 1971
  • Joan Bennett, Raymond Burr, Brett Halsey, Martha Hyer, and Ken Scott in Desire in the Dust (1960)
    Desire in the Dust
    6.0
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Gordon Scott in Tarzan and the Trappers (1960)
    Tarzan and the Trappers
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Art Director (as Ernst Fegte)
    • 1960
  • Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
    Tarzan's Fight for Life
    5.2
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Dick Simmons and Yukon King in Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1957–1958
  • Peter Lorre, John Carradine, Jon Hall, and Roberta Haynes in Hell Ship Mutiny (1957)
    Hell Ship Mutiny
    4.4
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • James Craig, Nephru Malouf, Nico Minardos, and Audrey Totter in Ghost Diver (1957)
    Ghost Diver
    5.4
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Les Brown, Virginia Field, and Douglas Kennedy in Rockabilly Baby (1957)
    Rockabilly Baby
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Walter Brennan, Marion Ross, Ellen Corby, and John Hoyt in God Is My Partner (1957)
    God Is My Partner
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Anne Bancroft and Scott Brady in The Restless Breed (1957)
    The Restless Breed
    5.2
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Lure of the Swamp (1957)
    Lure of the Swamp
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Howard Duff, Ed Kemmer, and Gloria McGehee in Sierra Stranger (1957)
    Sierra Stranger
    5.6
    • Art Director (as Ernst Fegte)
    • 1957
  • The Christophers
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Mara Corday, Kathleen Crowley, Jim Davis, and Forrest Tucker in The Quiet Gun (1957)
    The Quiet Gun
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1957

Production Designer

  • Arianne Ulmer and Robert Clarke in Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)
    Beyond the Time Barrier
    5.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1960
  • Marguerite Chapman, James Griffith, Douglas Kennedy, and Ivan Triesault in The Amazing Transparent Man (1960)
    The Amazing Transparent Man
    4.2
    • Production Designer (production design)
    • 1960
  • Young and Dangerous (1957)
    Young and Dangerous
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1957
  • Monster from Green Hell (1957)
    Monster from Green Hell
    3.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1957
  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1955–1956
  • Angela Lansbury and Howard Duff in The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
    The Ford Television Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1956
  • Actors and Sin (1952)
    Actors and Sin
    5.3
    • Production Designer (as Ernest Fegte)
    • 1952
  • Destination Moon (1950)
    Destination Moon
    6.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1950
  • The Great Rupert (1950)
    The Great Rupert
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1950
  • John Wayne and Gail Russell in Angel and the Badman (1947)
    Angel and the Badman
    6.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1947
  • George Raft and Sylvia Sidney in Mr. Ace (1946)
    Mr. Ace
    6.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1946
  • I've Always Loved You (1946)
    I've Always Loved You
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1946
  • Gloria Stuart, James Dunn, and William Harrigan in The Girl in 419 (1933)
    The Girl in 419
    6.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1933

Writer

  • Dick Simmons and Yukon King in Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
    7.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1958

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Ernest Fegte'
  • Born
    • September 28, 1900
    • Hamburg, Germany
  • Died
    • December 15, 1976
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
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    • 1 Article

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    German-born art director and production designer. Worked in the German film industry in the late 1910's. Moved to the U.S., starting at Paramount in 1925. Again under contract to Paramount from 1933 to 1945, then at RKO in 1945 and United Artists, 1946-48.

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