James J. Murakami | |
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Born |
Sacramento, California, U.S. | June 4, 1931
Died | December 15, 2022
Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 91)
Occupation | Art director |
Years active | 1978–2016 |
James J. Murakami (June 4, 1931 – December 15, 2022) was an American art director and production designer.
Murakami won an Emmy Award in 2006 for his work on the television series Deadwood. [1]
In 2008, Murakami was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work on the film Changeling (2008). [2]
Murakami was recognized by the Art Directors Guild in 2018 as the recipient of the year's ADG Award for Lifetime Achievement. [3]
Murakami worked on a number of Clint Eastwood films, including Invictus (2009), Hereafter (2010), and J. Edgar (2011). [1]
Murakami died in Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles on December 15, 2022, at the age of 91. [4]
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)