John Hoesli

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John Dennis Hoesli (born March 8, 1919 , † March 1997 in Bracknell , United Kingdom ) was a British film architect , draftsman and set designer.

Live and act

Hoesli learned his cinematic craft as a late teenager just before the outbreak of World War II ; at the age of 19 he was involved as assistant production designer in Alfred Hitchcock's smugglers' drama Riff Pirates . After his military service, Hoesli resumed his film work as a draftsman in 1945, but returned to the film architect's assistant at the beginning of the 1950s. As an assistant to Wilfred Shingleton , for example, in 1951 he organized the rickety, eponymous steamboat "African Queen" in John Huston's comedy drama of the same name, largely reduced to two people . Towards the end of the 1950s, Hoesli was also allowed to work as a film architect for the first time.

In his career as a set designer, John Hoesli has been responsible for complex adventure materials such as Viking Raids and Storms over Jamaica , thrillers such as "Boots That Means Death" and The Needle, as well as the political drama The Wilby Conspiracy and the decoration material " The Prince and the Beggar " but not comedies. Hoesli is remembered primarily for his collaboration on Stanley Kubrick's science fiction classic 2001: A Space Odyssey , where he worked with Tony Masters and with two other colleagues to create the futuristic design of this two and a half hour large-scale production. In 1986 Hoesli withdrew from the film business.

Filmography

as a film architect or outfitter

  • 1957: The journey into the abyss ( The Long Haul )
  • 1962: Boards That Mean the World ( I Could Go on Singing )
  • 1962: Happiness in His Arms ( Stolen Hours )
  • 1963: The Viking Raid ( The Long Ships )
  • 1964: Storm over Jamaica ( A High Wind in Jamaica )
  • 1967: 2001 : A Space Odyssey ( 2001: A Space Odyssey )
  • 1969: The Adventurers ( The Adventurers )
  • 1971: Boots That Mean Death ( Blind Terror )
  • 1973: Zardoz
  • 1974: The Wilby Conspiracy ( The Wilby Conspiracy )
  • 1976: The Prince and the Beggar ( Crossed Swords )
  • 1977: The Cat and the Canary ( The Cat and the Canary )
  • 1980: The needle ( Eye of the Needle )
  • 1983: Sahara
  • 1984: Santa Claus ( Santa Claus: The Movie )
  • 1986: The Last Days of Patron (TV movie)

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personal data
SURNAME Hoesli, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoesli, John Dennis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film architect, draftsman and set designer
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1919
DATE OF DEATH March 1997
Place of death Bracknell , United Kingdom