Michael Dickins Ford (11 June 1928 – 31 May 2018) was an English film
art director and
set decorator.
Life and career
Born in
southern England, Ford trained as an illustrator at
Goldsmiths College,
London
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. He worked as a
scenic artist before "drifting into" the film industry via commercial television. His first film credit was ''
Man in the Moon'' (1960); among his first major projects were ''
The Anniversary'' (1968), with
Bette Davis, and ''
Kelly's Heroes'' (1970).
In 1982, Ford was a co-recipient of the
Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his contributions as set decorator to ''
Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981). This was preceded by a nomination for ''
The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and followed by nominations for ''
Return of the Jedi'' (1983) and ''
Empire of the Sun'' (1987). He won his second Academy Award in 1998 for his work on ''
Titanic'' (1997). Ford also served in a design capacity on the ''
James Bond
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'' films ''
The Living Daylights'' (1987), ''
Licence to Kill'' (1989) and ''
GoldenEye'' (1995). He died in 2018.
References
External links
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A Gallery of Michael Ford's Paintings
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1928 births
2018 deaths
20th-century English artists
21st-century English artists
Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London
Best Art Direction Academy Award winners
English art directors
English illustrators
English set decorators