Philip M. Jefferies
Philip M. Jefferies (born May 31, 1925 in Pennsylvania , † April 6, 1987 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American art director and production designer .
Life
Philip M. Jefferies' career began around 1954 as an illustrator for Warner Bros. It lasted until around 1986. From 1962 he worked as a set designer and art director. His last work was the television film Local 323 . His best-known work is probably his work as art director on the film Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid (1969), in which he and his team built a ghost town near Hurricane into a film town. The set, especially the hut, remained for years and was visited by tourists.
For his work on Tom Sawyer's adventure , he and Robert De Vestel were nominated for an Oscar for Best Production Design at the 1974 Academy Awards. However, Henry Bumstead and James W. Payne won the award for their work on The Clou .
His 3,350 artworks are now part of the Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .
Private life
His brothers Walter M. Jefferies (1921–2003) and John D. Jefferies Sr. (1936–2010) were also active in production design . At the request of Walter M. Jefferies, they worked together on the pilot for the series Raumschiff Enterprise , but only Walter M. Jefferies was named in the credits. While Walter M. Jefferies stayed with it, Philip returned to his own film projects.
Filmography (selection)
- As art director
- 1962: Ambassador of Fear (The Manchurian Candidate)
- 1965: The Greedy (Synanon)
- 1966: This Property Is Condemned
- 1967: O father, poor father, mother hang you in the closet and I'm very sick (Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin 'So Sad)
- 1967: Chicago Massacre (The St. Valentine's Day Massacre)
- 1966–1968: Peyton Place (TV series)
- 1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid)
- 1970: Hopp, hopp (Move)
- 1970: machinations (WUSA)
- 1970: They Want To Be Giants (Sometimes a Great Notion)
- 1972: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) (also Production Designer)
- 1975: The Great from the Dark, Part 2 (Walking Tall Part II)
- 1976: The Seduction (Ode to Billy Joe) (also production design)
- 1978: The Pirate (The Pirate) (TV movie)
- As a production designer
- 1967: Valley of the Dolls (Valley of the Dolls)
- 1972: The Cowboys (The Cowboys)
- 1972: Every Little Crook and Nanny
- 1973: Tom Sawyer's Adventure
- 1974: Huckleberry Finn
- 1976: Reckoning Day (St. Ives)
- 1977: The island of Dr. Moreau (The Island of Dr. Moreau)
- 1978: Damien - Omen II (Damien: Omen II)
- 1978: Grease
- 1980: The day the world ended (When Time Ran Out ...)
- 1981: Caveman - Who came out of the cave (Caveman)
- 1981: A Monday in October (First Monday in October)
- 1982: An Officer and a Gentleman
- 1982: From the afterlife with love (Kiss Me Goodbye)
- 1984: The Confrontation (Mass Appeal)
- 1985: The Mean Season (The Mean Season)
- 1985 Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland) (telecine)
- 1986: Local 323 (TV movie)
Web links
- Philip M. Jefferies in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Philip M. Jefferies: Biography. Internet Movie Database , accessed January 4, 2017 .
- ↑ Philip M. Jefferies papers. Online Archive of California, accessed January 4, 2017 .
- ^ Jefferies, Walter Matt. Startrek.com, January 4, 2018, accessed January 4, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jefferies, Philip M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American art director and production designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 1987 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |