J. Dennis Washington

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John Dennis Washington (born June 23, 1945 in Santa Monica , California ) is an American film architect .

Life

Washington had already started studying architecture when he went to the MGM production company , where he was hired as a film set designer . He worked for this studio for three years before he went into business for himself and for the first time - albeit unnamed - was allowed to participate in the design of the film structures in the drama The Day of the Locust .

In 1977 the Californian began his work as a simple architect (art director), in John Huston's war, breakout and escape drama Escape or Victory , Washington made his debut in 1980 as the sole responsible chief architect (production designer). For the last two productions by this master director, Die Ehre der Prizzis and Die Toten , Washington also provided the scenography look. From then on, he designed the buildings for a number of conventional, but sometimes quite exciting, entertainment films, including highly budgeted, action-packed A-productions such as Auf der Flucht , Das Netz and Dante's Peak .

Filmography (complete)

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 8: T - Z. David Tomlinson - Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 273.

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personal data
SURNAME Washington, J. Dennis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Washington, John Dennis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film architect
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Monica , California