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Production designer
Leslie Dilley |
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Born | 1941 (age 82–83)
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Other names | Ivor Leslie Dilley Les Dilley |
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Occupation(s) | Production designer, art director |
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Years active | 1973-present |
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Leslie Dilley (born 1941) is a Welsh
art director and
production designer. During his film career from the 1970s to 2000s, he won the
Academy Award for Best Art Direction twice for
Star Wars (1977) and
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Dilley received additional Best Art Direction nominations for
Alien (1979),
The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and
The Abyss (1989). Apart from art direction, Dilley was a production designer for
The Exorcist III (1990),
Casper (1995), and
Son of the Mask (2005).
Early life and education
In 1941, Dilley was born in
Rhondda Valley,
South Wales.
[1] Growing up, Dilley and his family moved to
London and lived in
Wembley Park. For his post-secondary education, Dilley studied architecture at
Willesden Technical College.
[2]
[3] While working as an apprentice
plasterer during college, Dilley was encouraged by a classmate to apply for a job at
Pinewood Studios. After Pinewood told him there were no open positions available, Dilley completed a five year plastering apprenticeship at the
Associated British Picture Corporation.
[4]
Career
At the ABPC, Dilley began his career as a
drafter throughout the 1960s.
[1] While working as an Assistant Art Director during the early 1970s, Dilley became an
art director for
The Three Musketeers (1973).
[5] His art director tenure continued throughout the 1970s and 1980s with films such as
Superman (1978),
An American Werewolf in London (1981) and
Never Say Never Again (1983).
[6] Outside of these movies, Dilley won the
Academy Award for Best Art Direction for
Star Wars (1977) and
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). He additionally received Academy Award nominations for his art directorship on
Alien (1979),
The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and
The Abyss (1989).
[7]
[8]
During the 1990s to 2000s, Dilley primarily worked as a
production designer. Some of his production works during these decades include
The Exorcist III (1990),
Casper (1995), and
Son of the Mask (2005).
[5] Dilley has also made cameo appearances in his production designed films, including
Deep Impact (1998) and
Pay It Forward (2000).
[6]
Selected filmography
Dilley has won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and has been nominated for three more:
- Won
- Nominated
References
External links
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1927–1939 Interior Decoration | |
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1940–1946 Black & White / Color separate |
- 1940 (bw):
Cedric Gibbons,
Paul Groesse / (c):
Vincent Korda
- 1941 (bw):
Richard Day,
Nathan Juran,
Thomas Little / (c):
Cedric Gibbons,
Urie McCleary,
Edwin B. Willis
- 1942 (bw):
Richard Day,
Joseph C. Wright,
Thomas Little / (c):
Richard Day,
Joseph C. Wright,
Thomas Little
- 1943 (bw):
James Basevi,
William S. Darling,
Thomas Little / (c):
Alexander Golitzen,
John B. Goodman,
Russell A. Gausman,
Ira S. Webb
- 1944 (bw):
Cedric Gibbons,
William Ferrari,
Paul Huldschinsky,
Edwin B. Willis / (c):
Wiard Ihnen,
Thomas Little
- 1945 (bw):
Wiard Ihnen,
A. Roland Fields / (c):
Hans Dreier,
Ernst Fegté,
Samuel M. Comer
- 1946 (bw):
William S. Darling,
Lyle R. Wheeler,
Thomas Little,
Frank E. Hughes / (c):
Cedric Gibbons,
Paul Groesse,
Edwin B. Willis
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1947–1956 renamed Art Direction - Set Decoration Black & White / Color separate |
- 1947 (bw):
John Bryan,
Wilfred Shingleton / (c):
Alfred Junge
- 1948 (bw):
Roger K. Furse,
Carmen Dillon / (c):
Hein Heckroth,
Arthur Lawson
- 1949 (bw):
Harry Horner,
John Meehan,
Emile Kuri / (c):
Cedric Gibbons,
Paul Groesse,
Edwin B. Willis,
Jack D. Moore
- 1950 (bw):
Hans Dreier,
John Meehan,
Samuel M. Comer,
Ray Moyer / (c):
Hans Dreier,
Walter Tyler,
Samuel M. Comer,
Ray Moyer
- 1951 (bw):
Richard Day,
George James Hopkins / (c):
Cedric Gibbons,
E. Preston Ames,
Edwin B. Willis,
F. Keogh Gleason
- 1952 (bw):
Cedric Gibbons,
Edward Carfagno,
Edwin B. Willis,
F. Keogh Gleason /(c):
Paul Sheriff,
Marcel Vertès
- 1953 (bw):
Cedric Gibbons,
Edward Carfagno,
Edwin B. Willis,
Hugh Hunt / (c):
Lyle R. Wheeler,
George Davis,
Walter M. Scott,
Paul S. Fox
- 1954 (bw):
Richard Day / (c):
John Meehan,
Emile Kuri
- 1955 (bw):
Hal Pereira,
Tambi Larsen,
Samuel M. Comer,
Arthur Krams / (c):
William Flannery,
Jo Mielziner,
Robert Priestley
- 1956 (bw):
Cedric Gibbons,
Malcolm F. Brown,
Edwin B. Willis,
F. Keogh Gleason / (c):
Lyle R. Wheeler,
John DeCuir,
Walter M. Scott,
Paul S. Fox
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1957–1958 | |
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1959–1966 Black & White / Color separate |
- 1959 (bw):
Lyle R. Wheeler,
George Davis,
Walter M. Scott,
Stuart A. Reiss / (c):
William A. Horning (
posthumous award),
Edward Carfagno,
Hugh Hunt
- 1960 (bw):
Alexandre Trauner,
Edward G. Boyle /(c):
Alexander Golitzen,
Eric Orbom (
posthumous award),
Russell A. Gausman,
Julia Heron
- 1961 (bw):
Harry Horner,
Gene Callahan / (c):
Boris Leven,
Victor A. Gangelin
- 1962 (bw):
Alexander Golitzen,
Henry Bumstead,
Oliver Emert /(c):
John Box,
John Stoll,
Dario Simoni
- 1963 (bw):
Gene Callahan / (c):
John DeCuir,
Jack Martin Smith,
Hilyard M. Brown,
Herman A. Blumenthal,
Elven Webb,
Maurice Pelling,
Boris Juraga,
Walter M. Scott,
Paul S. Fox,
Ray Moyer
- 1964 (bw):
Vassilis Photopoulos /(c):
Gene Allen,
Cecil Beaton,
George James Hopkins
- 1965 (bw):
Robert Clatworthy,
Joseph Kish /(c):
John Box,
Terence Marsh,
Dario Simoni
- 1966 (bw):
Richard Sylbert,
George James Hopkins / (c):
Jack Martin Smith,
Dale Hennesy,
Walter M. Scott,
Stuart A. Reiss
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1967–1980 |
- 1967:
John Truscott,
Edward Carrere,
John W. Brown
- 1968:
John Box,
Terence Marsh,
Vernon Dixon,
Ken Muggleston
- 1969:
John DeCuir,
Jack Martin Smith,
Herman A. Blumenthal,
Walter M. Scott,
George James Hopkins,
Raphaël Bretton
- 1970:
Urie McCleary,
Gil Parrondo,
Antonio Mateos,
Pierre-Louis Thévenet
- 1971:
John Box,
Ernest Archer,
Jack Maxsted,
Gil Parrondo,
Vernon Dixon
- 1972:
Rolf Zehetbauer,
Jurgen Kiebach,
Herbert Strabel
- 1973:
Henry Bumstead,
James W. Payne
- 1974:
Dean Tavoularis,
Angelo P. Graham,
George R. Nelson
- 1975:
Ken Adam,
Roy Walker,
Vernon Dixon
- 1976:
George C. Jenkins,
George Gaines
- 1977:
John Barry,
Norman Reynolds,
Leslie Dilley,
Roger Christian
- 1978:
Paul Sylbert,
Edwin O'Donovan,
George Gaines
- 1979:
Philip Rosenberg,
Tony Walton,
Edward Stewart,
Gary J. Brink
- 1980:
Pierre Guffroy,
Jack Stephens
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1981–2000 | |
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2001–present | |
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