William Craig Smith
William Craig Smith (born December 9, 1918 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † August 22, 1986 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American production designer and art director .
Life
Smith began his film staff career in 1950 with television. By 1957 he worked on nearly 300 episodes of the CBS television series Lux Video Theater . For this he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy for the first time in 1956 . This was followed by engagements in television series such as Twilight Zone , Gilligan's Island , Hawaii Five-Zero and Smoking Colts . Smith received his second Emmy nomination in 1980 for the pilot episode of the short-lived television series Skag, starring Karl Malden .
In 1979 he first worked as a production designer for a feature film on John Frankenheimer's Die Prophezeiung . In the early 1980s he worked as art director for Blake Edwards on his comedies SOB - Hollywood's Last Howler and Victor / Victoria . 1983 he was responsible for Edwards' comedy of Victor / Victoria , along with Rodger Mouse , Tim Hutchinson and Harry Cordwell for the Oscar in the category Best Production Design nominated, but the award went this year to Gandhi .
Smith died in Los Angeles in 1986 at the age of 67 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1979: prophecy (Prophecy)
- 1981: SOB - Hollywood's Last Howler (SOB)
- 1982: Victor / Victoria
Awards (selection)
- 1983 : Oscar nomination in the category best production design for Victor / Victoria
Web links
- William Craig Smith in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Smith, William Craig |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American production designer and art director |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1918 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1986 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |