George Gaines
George Gaines (born June 6, 1933 in Illinois ; † May 13, 1986 ) was an American production designer who not only received the Oscar twice for best production design , but also twice the Emmy for outstanding achievements in art direction and scene design.
Life
Gaines began working as a production designer for the television film Brigadoon in 1966 and received the same award in 1968 together with art director Jan Scott for the television film Kismet (1967) produced by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC ). In 1971 he and James Trittipo won his second Emmy for production design in the series special Robert Young and the Family (1971) produced by the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS ). He then designed the production design for television films and episodes of television series such as Kojak - Einsatz in Manhattan and Columbo .
He received his first Oscar nomination together with W. Stewart Campbell at the 1976 Academy Awards for the production design in Shampoo (1976). A year later he won this Oscar at the 1977 Academy Awards with George Jenkins for the production design in The Untouchables (1976). He got his second Oscar for best production design in 1979 with Paul Sylbert and Edwin O'Donovan for Heaven shall wait (1978).
Together with Richard Sylbert , he was nominated for another Emmy in 1983 for the episode "Give Me a Ring Sometime" (1982) from the television series Cheers produced by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) .
Most recently, he was with Richard Sylbert in 1985 for the Oscar for best production design in the film Cotton Club (1984).
Other well-known films for which Gaines designed the production design were The Marathon Man (1976) and The Great Frustration (1983).
Web links
- George Gaines in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gaines, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American production designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1986 |