Elliot Scott

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Elliot Scott (born July 19, 1915 in London , † October 29, 1993 in Hillingdon , Middlesex ) was a British film architect .

Life

Wllitiot Scott began his career in 1954 with the television series The Vise and with the film A Kingdom for a Woman (1955). Until 1976 he worked as an art director, then as a production designer. He was a key figure in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's English office in Borehamwood . His last work was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).

He was nominated for an Oscar three times for his work : first in 1965 for the film Only for Officers , 1977 for The Incredible Sarah and 1989 for Bad Game with Roger Rabbit . He was also nominated for the BAFTA Film Award for the final production design.

His son Stephen Scott is also a production designer, including for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom with his father and for the two Hellboy films.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Interview, production designer and guild member Stephen Scott. (No longer available online.) British Film Designers Guild, formerly the original ; Retrieved January 18, 2013 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.filmdesigners.co.uk