Samuel M. Comer (July 13, 1893 – December 27, 1974) was a set decorator who worked on over 300 films during a career spanning four decades. He won four Academy Awards and was nominated for another 22 in the category Best Art Direction.

He guided his niece, Anjanette Comer into "the biz."

Samuel M. Comer

Academy Awards

Won

The Rose Tattoo (1955) Sunset Boulevard (1950) Samson and Delilah (1949) Frenchman's Creek (1944)

Samuel M. Comer

Nominated

Hud (1963) Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) Come Blow Your Horn (1963) The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962) Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Summer and Smoke (1961) Visit to a Small Planet (1960) It Started in Naples (1960) Career (1959) Vertigo (1958) Funny Face (1957) The Proud and Profane (1956) The Ten Commandments (1956) To Catch a Thief (1955) The Country Girl (1954) Sabrina (1954) Red Garters (1954) Kitty (1945) Love Letters (1945) No Time for Love (1943) Take a Letter, Darling (1942) Hold Back the Dawn (1941)

Samuel M. Comer

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1893 births

1974 deaths

American set decorators

Best Art Direction Academy Award winners

People from Topeka, Kansas