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Jerry Wunderlich (August 18, 1925 – May 14, 1999) was an American set decorator. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction: The Exorcist (1973) The Last Tycoon (1976).[1][2][3] Henry Grace, tall, handsome, and perennially suntanned, was remembered by many as always having attractive boyfriends in tow. Edwin Willis' hiring and mentoring of gay decorators was a de facto policy continued by Henry Grace when he took aver after Willis' retirement in 1957. One of Grace's first hires was Jerry Wunderlich, a talented decorator well remembered within the gay subculture.

Gerald Francis Wunderlich was born in Giltner, Nebraska.



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Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood, 1910-1969 Paperback – October 29, 2002
by William J. Mann

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