Joseph Kish (June 14, 1899 – March 14, 1969) was an American set decorator active in Hollywood cinema during the mid-20th century. He worked on 130 films between 1942 and 1966.
Career
Kish won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction (Black-and-White) for the film Ship of Fools (1965), collaborating with art director Robert Clatworthy. He was also nominated for four additional Academy Awards in the Best Art Direction category.
Academy Award Nominations
- Won: Ship of Fools (1965)
- Nominated: Address Unknown (1944)
- Nominated: Joan of Arc (1948)
- Nominated: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
- Nominated: The Slender Thread (1965)
Notable Films
Kish contributed to several well-known films, including Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).
Personal Life
Kish was born on June 14, 1899, in Sombor, Austria-Hungary (present-day Serbia). He died on March 14, 1969, in North Hollywood, California, at the age of 69.
