Alan MacDonald (c. 1956 – 30 August 2017) was a British production designer. He was best known for his work on ''

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'' (2006), which earned him nominations for the

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and Best Technical Achievement at the

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, and for the

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-set ''

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'' (2012) which earned him a nomination for the

. In 2013, he designed the sets for the Academy Award-nominated film ''

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''. He had also been a production designer for a number of advertisements for global firms including

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and

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, and was the theatrical designer for

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's 2002 "

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" tour.

Filmography

* '' Absurd'' (1989) (short) * ''Tunnel of Love'' (1991) (short) * ''Man to Man'' (1992) * ''Remembrance of Things Fast: True Stories Visual Lies'' (1994; Art Director) * '' Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon'' (1998) * ''

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'' (1998) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' Kinky Boots'' (2005) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

'' (2012) * ''

'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2015) * '' The Program'' (2015) * ''

Sing Street ''Sing Street'' is a 2016 coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by John Carney from a story by Carney and Simon Carmody. Starring Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Aidan Gillen, Jack Reynor and Kelly Th ...

'' (2016) * '' Victoria & Abdul'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2018)

Personal life and death

He suffered from

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. MacDonald died by suicide at his Covent Garden home on 31 August 2017, after spending two weeks as an in-patient at the private Nightingale Hospital at a cost of £20,000. His last two film credits, '' Victoria & Abdul'' (2017) and ''

'' (2018), were dedicated to his memory.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:MacDonald, Alan 1950s births 2017 deaths British film designers Year of birth uncertain People with bipolar disorder