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Oscar Lau(1893-1977)

  • Art Department
  • Set Decorator
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Oscar Lau was born on 7 July 1893 in Missouri, USA. He was a set decorator, known for Mesa of Lost Women (1953), Highway Patrol (1955) and College Queen (1946). He died on 10 August 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 7, 1893
DiedAugust 10, 1977(84)
BornJuly 7, 1893
DiedAugust 10, 1977(84)
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Jackie Coogan, Paula Hill, and Tandra Quinn in Mesa of Lost Women (1953)
Mesa of Lost Women
2.7
  • Art Department
  • 1953
Highway Patrol (1955)
Highway Patrol
7.7
TV Series
  • Art Department
Noel Neill and Pat Phelan in College Queen (1946)
College Queen
5.3
Short
  • Set Decorator
  • 1946
Wendell Corey in Harbor Command (1957)
Harbor Command
7.4
TV Series
  • Art Department

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  • Richard Carlson in Mackenzie's Raiders (1958)
    Mackenzie's Raiders
    7.1
    TV Series
    • property master
    • 1958
  • Wendell Corey in Harbor Command (1957)
    Harbor Command
    7.4
    TV Series
    • property master
    • 1958
  • Highway Patrol (1955)
    Highway Patrol
    7.7
    TV Series
    • property master
    • 1957–1958
  • Pat Conway in Tombstone Territory (1957)
    Tombstone Territory
    7.9
    TV Series
    • property master
    • 1957
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • property master
    • 1953–1955
  • Jackie Coogan, Paula Hill, and Tandra Quinn in Mesa of Lost Women (1953)
    Mesa of Lost Women
    2.7
    • master of property
    • 1953
  • James Mason and Robert Preston in Face to Face (1952)
    Face to Face
    6.0
    • property master (segment "The Secret Sharer")
    • 1952
  • Eddie Bracken, William Demarest, and Ella Raines in Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
    Hail the Conquering Hero
    7.6
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943)
    The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
    7.5
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Mary Astor, Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, and Rudy Vallee in The Palm Beach Story (1942)
    The Palm Beach Story
    7.5
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Wade Boteler, Ralph Dunn, Martha O'Driscoll, and Robert Preston in Pacific Blackout (1941)
    Pacific Blackout
    7.2
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Veronica Lake in Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    Sullivan's Travels
    7.9
    • first props (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Ellen Drew, Dick Powell, and June Preston in Christmas in July (1940)
    Christmas in July
    7.3
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, and Akim Tamiroff in The Great McGinty (1940)
    The Great McGinty
    7.2
    • props (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • W.C. Fields, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Martha Raye, and Shirley Ross in The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
    The Big Broadcast of 1938
    6.1
    • property master (uncredited)
    • 1938

Set Decorator



  • Noel Neill and Pat Phelan in College Queen (1946)
    College Queen
    5.3
    Short
    • Set Decorator
    • 1946

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  • Born
    • July 7, 1893
    • Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • August 10, 1977
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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