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THE BOND PRODUCTION DESIGNERS

SIR (b.1921) (1918-2011) PETER MURTON (1923-2009) (b.1929) ALLAN CAMERON (b. 1944) (b.1948) At the age of 13, Klaus Hugo Adam left Nazi Born in , , but Londoner Peter Murton began his career in Academy Award®-winning British Production After leaving the Royal College of Art in Born in Vancouver, Canada, Dennis Gassner Germany for , . He attended relocated to Chiswick, London, B. film as a draftsman in 1944 onLove Story at Designer Peter Lamont is a veteran of the London, Allan Cameron designed television was a highly talented linebacker at college the Bartlett School of Architecture, University Cain attended Polytechnic School of Art, Gainsborough Studios. He worked his way movies. He began his productions for ten years before becoming in California and was even offered a try-out College London. He interrupted his studies London and then joined the Southern up the ranks as Set Dresser, Assistant Art association on Goldfinger in 1964 as a a freelance designer for films and for the LA Rams. However, he decided to to enlist during World War II and served as Electricity Company as a mains record Director and Art Director. His father, Walter W. draftsman in charge of drawing up the plans commercials. As a TV designer he won continue his studies in graphic design. An an RAF fighter pilot, the first German to do so. draftsman. During World War II Cain was Murton, also had a career as an Art Director for a full-size exterior of Fort Knox. He soon a British Academy Award for Design for award-winning Production Designer, Dennis His association with Bond Producer one of the first army intakes into the RAF. in film, dating back to 1922. found himself jetting off to Nassau to work Edward and Mrs. Simpson, a joint Prix Gassner boasts a career spanning more Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli began in 1959 After being awarded his “wings,” he served Having worked with Production Designer on Thunderball (1965), and a lifetime of d’Italia for The Naked Civil Servant and a than 25 years. From humble beginnings as as Art Director on a couple of Warwick film as a flying instructor. Ken Adam on Dr. Stranglove (1964), he globe-trotting and filmmaking followed. joint Emmy for Rivals of Sherlock Holmes. a Production Assistant on Apocalypse Now productions and then as Production After the war, Cain embarked on a career was brought on board as art director for Lamont’s first experience in the film In addition to serving as Production (1979), Gassner was subsequently worked Designer on The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960). in film, initially as a draftsman. He got his his first Bond film,Goldfinger (1964). It industry was at , working Designer on (1997), closely with Director , Adam’s eye for line, shape, and form first break as an assistant art director on was on this film that Murton introduced on The Woman In Question (1950). Having Cameron has designed over 200 programs leading to further work at Coppola’s made him the perfect choice to design (1955), produced by Peter Lamont to the world of Bond, hiring worked his way up through the ranks, and telefilms, as well as theater productions. Zoetrope Studios and eventually to his villain’s lair in 1962’s Dr. No, and he went Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli and ’s him as a draftsman. They both continued Lamont’s first film as Production Designer on His feature film work includes:Highlander debut as a designer in the highly on to define the look and style of the . He subsequently worked on on the next Bond film,Thunderball (1965). Bond was For Your Eyes Only (1981), and he (1986), The Fourth Protocol (1987), acclaimed Rumble Fish (1983). James Bond series as Production Designer seven more Warwick productions. Before Nine years later, Murton returned as continued through to Casino Royale (2006), Far And Away (1992), Air America (1990), Gassner’s abilities have been recognized of Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), his first Bond film, Cain was Art Director on Production Designer for The Man With with the exception of Tomorrow Never Dies Swing Kids (1993), The Jungle Book by both the American Academy® and the You Only Live Twice (1967), Diamonds Are Carol Reed’s Our Man In Havana (1959) The Golden Gun (1974). (1997), when he was working on Titanic. (1994), Showgirls (1995), and Starship British Association of Film and Television Forever (1971), The Spy Who Loved Me and ’s Lolita (1962). Other Murton worked with Bond Producer Lamont won an Oscar® for his work Troopers (1997). He has also designed Arts. In 1991, he won the Oscar® for Best (1977) and Moonraker (1979). Other major key films includeFahrenheit 451 (1966) on two of the Harry Palmer on Titanic. He has also received Oscar® over 200 commercials and designed Production Design on Bugsy and was films includeDr. Strangelove (1964), The and ’s Frenzy (1972) films,The Ipcress File (1964) and Funeral nominations for Best Art Direction for exhibitions for the Kenyan government nominated the same year for his work on Ipcress File (1965), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Dr. No (1962) reunited Cain with Broccoli. In Berlin (1966). He was Art Director on The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Fiddler on and the British Council. the ’ Barton Fink. He also (1968), Barry Lyndon (1975), Addams He was now an Art Director under Production The Lion In Winter (1968), in which future the Roof (1971) and Aliens (1986), for won BAFTA awards for Peter Weir’s The Family Values (1993), and The Madness Designer Ken Adam, who sent Syd to James Bond Timothy Dalton appeared as which he also received a BAFTA nomination. Truman Show (1998) ’ Road of King George (1994). He won Academy Jamaica to oversee the location shoot. Cain Phillip II. Other major films include:The Other film credits includeSleuth (1972), to Perdition (2002) and was BAFTA- Awards® for his work on Barry Lyndon and was then the Art Director on From Russia Eagle Has Landed (1976), Death On The The Dove (1974), The Seven-Per-Cent- nominated for Production Design on Tim The Madness of King George and has been With Love (1963). His first experience as Nile (1978), Superman II (1980), and Solution (1976), The Boys from Brazil Burton’s Big Fish (2003). His work on the nominated on three other occasions, Production Designer on a Bond film was Superman III (1983). (1978), Consuming Passions (1988), True fantasy thriller Golden Compass earned including The Spy Who Loved Me. He has On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969). Lies (1994), and Wing Commander (1999). him an Oscar® nomination. Gassner has won and been nominated for numerous film He returned as Art Director for Roger Lamont is the only member of the Bond worked on three Bond films to date, awards and his work has been exhibited all Moore’s first outing as Bond onLive And production team to have worked with all beginning with (2008), over the world. He was awarded an OBE in Let Die (1973). Syd’s final stint with EON six James Bond actors. He has been the followed by (2012), and now 1996 and knighted in 2003. Productions was 1995’s GoldenEye, Production Designer on more Bond films SPECTRE (2015). returning to his storyboarding roots. than anyone else.