Fred Hole

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Fred Hole (born May 8, 1935 in Cardiff , Wales , † February 4, 2011 in Gerrards Cross , Buckinghamshire ) was a British art director .

Life

Fred Hole's career in the art department began with the film Insel des Schrecken , where he worked as an assistant art director. As a draftsman he worked on the three James Bond films James Bond 007 - You Only Live Twice , James Bond 007 - Diamond Fever and James Bond 007 - Live and Let Die, but remained unnamed in the credits.

From 1978 to 1979 he was the art director of the television series Five Friends .

After working as assistant art director at The Empire Strikes Back , he was appointed chief art director at The Return of the Jedi . For this work, together with Michael D. Ford , Norman Reynolds and James L. Schoppe, he received a nomination for best production design at the 1984 Academy Awards .

He stayed true to both the James Bond and the Star Wars film series . He was also involved in Aliens - The Return and Alien 3 . In 2007 he received the Excellence in Production Design Award from the Art Directors Guild along with various colleagues who contributed to Casino Royale .

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Fred Hole Awards. In: IMDb. Retrieved January 20, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Hole, Fred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British art director
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Cardiff , Wales
DATE OF DEATH February 4, 2011
Place of death Gerrards Cross , Buckinghamshire