Norman Garwood
Norman Garwood (born January 8, 1946 in Birmingham , England - † April 13, 2019 ) was a British film architect .
Life
Garwood had attended an art school in Birmingham and then, since 1967, worked as an outfitter for British television. Until 1980 he worked mainly for television series before he made his debut as a film architect (art director) for Terry Gilliam's science fiction film Time Bandits . In 1983 Garwood became the sole responsible chief architect (production designer). His final breakthrough in the US film business came with the drafts of Gilliam's science fiction classic Brazil . For this Garwood received his first Oscar nomination and the BAFTA Film Award. His second Oscar nomination followed in 1990 for the historical drama Glory and the third for Steven Spielberg's Hook . In 2005 Garwood was nominated for an Emmy for the television production The Life and Death of Peter Sellers .
Filmography (selection)
- 1981: Time Bandits
- 1983: The red monarch
- 1985: Brazil
- 1985: Wasser - The Movie ( Water )
- 1986: Link - The Butler ( Link )
- 1987: The Princess Bride ( The Princess Bride )
- 1989: Glory
- 1990: Misery
- 1991: Hook
- 1995: The Pirate Bride ( Cutthroat Island )
- 1998: Lost in Space
- 1999: Entrapment ( Entrapment )
- 2002: Rollerball
- 2004: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- 2004: Ella - Darn & Magical ( Ella Enchanted )
- 2006: Basic Instinct - New game for Catherine Tramell ( Basic Instinct 2 )
- 2012: The Pirates! - Bunch of weird guys ( The Pirates! Band of Misfits )
Awards
- 1986: Oscar nomination for Brazil
- 1986: BAFTA Film Award for Brazil
- 1990: Oscar nomination for Glory
- 1992: Oscar nomination for Hook
- 2005: Emmy nomination for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
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 3: F - H. Barry Fitzgerald - Ernst Hofbauer. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 198.
Web links
- Norman Garwood in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Norman Garwood in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Norman Garwood
- ↑ wideanglecloseup.com (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garwood, Norman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 2019 |