Tony Masters

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Tony Masters (born November 9, 1919 as Anthony H. Masters in Elham near Folkestone , Kent , United Kingdom , † May 12, 1990 in southern France ) was a British film architect .

Live and act

Masters attended University College School in London-Hampstead and received four years of advanced training at the Hornsey School of Art. In between, at the start of the war in 1939, Masters was drafted. Among other things, he fought on the fronts in North Africa and Italy. Immediately after the end of the war, Masters worked in Rome as an art editor and draftsman for a year. He then returned to London, where he was hired by Riverside Studios and learned the scene-making craft of film from scratch. He has been demonstrable as a film illustrator since the late 1940s.

Tony Masters made his debut as chief architect in 1955 in the surrealist, medium-length film The Custom-Made Coat . Masters' breakthrough came in 1965 when he was entrusted with the extensive designs for Stanley Kubrick's seminal science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey . For this achievement he received an Oscar nomination in 1969 . Masters' later work, however, largely disappointed. Only when he returned to the science fiction genre in 1983, when he was again able to create futuristic backdrops for David Lynch's gloomy end-time vision, The Desert Planet , did he once again achieve an important stage design achievement.

Filmography

  • 1955: The coat made to measure (The Bespoke Overcoat)
  • 1957: Esther Costello (The Story of Esther Costello)
  • 1957: Midnight visit (The Whole Truth)
  • 1958: Corridors of Blood
  • 1958: The Spaniard's Curse
  • 1959: Faces in the Dark
  • 1959: Expresso Bongo (Expresso Bongo)
  • 1960: Come in without knocking (Don't Bother to Knock)
  • 1960: London holds its breath (The Unstoppable Man)
  • 1960: The Full Treatment
  • 1961: The Cream People Talk about (Dentist on the Job)
  • 1961: The Day the Earth Caught Fire (The Day the Earth Caught Fire)
  • 1962: Picnic at midnight (Tamahine)
  • 1963: No lock is safe from him (The Cracksman)
  • 1964: The Million Treasure (The Moon-Spinners)
  • 1964: Ferry Cross the Mersey
  • 1965: Password "Heavy Water" (The Heroes of Telemark)
  • 1967: 2001 : A Space Odyssey (2001: A Space Odyssey)
  • 1969: Playboys and Adventurers (The Adventurers)
  • 1970: Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
  • 1971: Births prohibited (ZPG)
  • 1973: Papillon
  • 1975: Stay away from me (That Lucky Touch)
  • 1975: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
  • 1976: The depth (The Deep)
  • 1983: The Desert Planet (Dune)
  • 1985: Ayla and the Clan of the Cave Bear
  • 1986: Tai-Pan (Tai-Pan)
  • 1987: Rent-a-Cop

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 317.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ the often read place of birth Eltham (near London) is inapplicable
  2. ↑ other sources cite May 10th

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personal data
SURNAME Masters, Tony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Masters, Anthony H. (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film architect
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Elham near Folkestone , UK
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1990 or May 12, 1990
Place of death South France