Peter R. Romero
Peter R. Romero (born February 18, 1920 - † July 29, 2010 in Tarzana , California ) was a production designer and art director .
Life
Romero began his film and television career in 1974 as assistant to the art director on the set of the short-lived television series Apple's Way , at which point he was well over 50 years old. He then worked as art director on almost a dozen episodes of the successful family series The Waltons . In 1977 he assisted Jack T. Collis on John Boorman's horror film Exorcist II - The Heretic . In both this and the next feature film, Um Kopf und Kragen , he remained in the credits without naming his name. He received his first credit in 1979 for Rocky II . At Walter Hills Western Long Riders , Romero was responsible for the first time as art director for a feature film.
1984 he worked for Philip Kaufman's film adaptation The Right Stuff , along with Geoffrey Kirkland , W. Stewart Campbell , Richard Lawrence , Jim Poynter and George R. Nelson for the Oscar in the category Best Art Direction nominated, the award went this Year, however, to the film drama Fanny and Alexander . The nomination was followed by a lengthy absence from the film business, he only returned in the early 1990s and worked as a production designer on For the Boys - Days of Fame, Days of Love and Speed . This was his last film, in his mid-sixties he finally retired from the film business. He died in California at the age of ninety.
Filmography (selection)
- 1977: Exorcist II - The Heretic (Exorcist II: The Heretic)
- 1978: To the head and neck (Hooper)
- 1979: Rocky II
- 1980: Long Riders (The Long Riders)
- 1983: The Right Stuff (The Right Stuff)
- 1991: For the Boys - Days of Fame, Days of Love (For the Boys)
- 1994: speed
Awards (selection)
- 1984 : Oscar nomination for Best Production Design for The Stuff Heroes Are Made of
Web links
- Peter R. Romero in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Romero, Peter R. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Production designer and art director |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 18, 1920 |
DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 2010 |
Place of death | Tarzana , California , United States |