W. Stewart Campbell
William Stewart Campbell (* before 1969; † February 11, 2009 ) was a production designer and art director .
Life
Campbell began his career on the film staff in 1969 with television, where he worked as art director on five episodes of the series Then Came Bronson with Michael Parks in the title role. His first feature film was Roman Polanski's thriller Chinatown . In 1975 he was nominated for the Oscar in the category Best Production Design together with Richard Sylbert and Ruby R. Levitt , but this year the award went to the mafia film The Godfather - Part II . For work on his second feature film, the comedy Shampoo by Hal Ashby , Campbell was nominated again for an Oscar the following year . Together with Richard Sylbert and George Gaines , he went away empty-handed this time too, Stanley Kubrick's literary film adaptation Barry Lyndon won .
Numerous other feature films followed as art director and production designer, including The Man They Called Horse - Part 2 and Jaws 2 . In 1984 he received his third and final nomination for an Oscar for best production design. For Philip Kaufman's literary film The Stuff the Heroes are Made of, he shared the nomination with Richard Lawrence , Peter R. Romero , Jim Poynter and George R. Nelson , but the award went to Ingmar Bergman's drama Fanny and Alexander .
Campbell also worked once as a costume designer and occasionally as a visual effects consultant in 1998 . Towards the end of his career he returned to working for television, most recently on the erotic series Kama Sutra , Bedtime Stories and Lady Chatterley's Stories .
Filmography (selection)
- 1974: Chinatown
- 1975: shampoo
- 1976: The Man They Called Horse - Part 2 (The Return of a Man Called Horse)
- 1978: Jaws 2 (Jaws 2)
- 1981: The Shackles of Power (True Confessions)
- 1983: The Right Stuff (The Right Stuff)
- 1983: Your Last Chance (Independence Day)
- 1984: Birdy
- 1984: The Philadelphia Experiment (The Philadelphia Experiment)
Nominations (selection)
- 1975 : Oscar nomination for Best Production Design for Chinatown
- 1976 : Oscar nomination in the category Best Production Design for Shampoo
- 1984 : Oscar nomination for Best Production Design for The Stuff Heroes Are Made of
Web links
- W. Stewart Campbell at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- W. Stewart Campbell in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Academy Awards Search , accessed February 3, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Campbell, W. Stewart |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Campbell, William Stewart (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Production designer and art director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1969 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 2009 |