Education
University of Pennsylvania.
University of Pennsylvania.
He was the first husband of actress Veronica Lake, although 14 years older than she. They had two children, one of whom died shortly after birth. They divorced in 1943.
Detlie earned degrees in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania.
He was nominated for an Oscar in 1941 for Best Art Direction for the film Bitter Sweet. Detlie went on to serve in the Army in World World War II, including directing the camouflage of Boeing Plant 2 in Seattle.
He went on to a career in architecture, designing Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle and a number of large churches and parts of downtown Honolulu.