Charles S. Thompson was Hollywood set decorator, with nearly 200 films to his credit in a career that lasted 30 years. He cut his teeth on a string of B movies in the early 40s, before breaking into John Ford's inner circle of regulars. Amongst his credits for the director were "Rio Grande" (1950) and "The Quiet Man" (1952), for which he received an Academy Award nomination. Thompson fared better with higher profile projects throughout the 50s and 60s, particularly in television, working on such series as "Perry Mason", "The Fugitive" and "The Man from UNCLE", whilst on the feature film front, his work can be viewed in Samuel Fuller's "Shock Corridor" (1963) and the Clint Eastwood vehicle, "Joe Kidd" (1972). Thompson scored a second Oscar nomination in 1965 for his work on "A Patch of Blue". ... A set decorator is in charge of the set dressing on a film set, which includes the furnishings, wallpaper, lighting fixtures, and many of the other objects that will be seen in the film. ... The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ... John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was one of the most accomplished American film directors of the 1930s to 1960s, known particularly as a director of the Westerns, although his tributes to the veterans of World War II and Americana are also equally effective. ... The Rio Grande flowing in Big Bend National Park The Rio Grande in its lower course, between Matamoros and Brownsville Known as the Rio Grande in the United States and as the Río Bravo (or, more formally, the Río Bravo del Norte) in Mexico, the river, 3,034... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Quiet Man was a 1952 American film starring John Wayne, Maureen OHara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed by John Ford. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. ... The Fugitive is the name of at least two major fictional fictional works which have been reproduced in a variety of media. ... Rare childrens storybook based upon Left to right: David McCallum, Robert Vaughn, and Leo G. Carroll. ... Samuel Fuller Samuel Michael Fuller (August 12, 1911 – October 30, 1997) was an American film director. ... Shock Corridor is a 1962 film which tells the story of a journalist who gets himself committed to a mental hospital in order to track the story of an unsolved murder. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... This article refers to the actor/producer/director. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... A Patch of Blue is an Academy Award winning film directed by Guy Green about the relationship between an African American man (played by Sidney Poitier) and a blind white girl (Elizabeth Hartman), and the problems that plague their relationship when they fall in love in a racially divided America. ...

External links

• Charles S. Thompson at the Internet Movie Database