Phil Abramson

Philip "Phil" Abramson (born March 13, 1933 in Omaha , Nebraska , † July 5, 1987 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American production designer .

Life

Abramson began his career in film crew in 1960 with the film comedy Pepe - What can cost the earth already . As a result, he worked on classic films such as Bullitt and Like a Wild Bull . 1978 he worked for Steven Spielberg science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind , along with Joe Alves and Daniel A. Lomino for the Oscar in the category Best Production Design nominated, but the award went this year to Star Wars .

Abramson also worked as a costume designer , art director and special effects artist. He died in Los Angeles at the age of 54 .

1960: Pepe - What can the world cost (Pepe)
1968: Bullitt
1972: Death comes quietly (Fuzz)
1975: You Don't Die Underwater (The Drowning Pool)
1977: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Close Encounters of the Third Child)
1978: Jaws 2 (Jaws 2)
1980: Like a Wild Bull (Raging Bull)
1981: Sharky and his pros (Sharky's Machine)
1985: What a Genius (Real Genius)
1986: Howard - the Duck (Howard the Duck)

1978 : Oscar nomination for best production design for Close Encounters of the Third Kind

personal data
SURNAME	Abramson, Phil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Abramson, Philip (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American production designer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 13, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH	Omaha , Nebraska , United States
DATE OF DEATH	5th July 1987
Place of death	Los Angeles , California , United States