Raymond Chan (1 December 1967 – 23 April 2024) was a British art director and production designer who is perhaps best known for his work on several films in the

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Early life and education

Raymond Chan was born the oldest of three children to Hong Kong parents in

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on 1 December 1967. His mother was a machinist and his father was a bus driver. He graduated from the

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, with a degree in graphic design. Chan then went on to earn a Masters degree in Film and Television at

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Career

Chan began his career in 1993 with '' The Secret Rapture''. He first joined Marvel Studios on '' Thor: The Dark World'' as a supervising art director. His credits as a supervising art director included ''

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'', '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'', '' Doctor Strange'', '' Avengers: Infinity War'', '' Avengers: Endgame'' and '' Spider-Man: Far From Home''. Chan's credits as a production designer included ''

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'', '' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'', '' Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'', and ''

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''. Chan's credits as art director also include '' King Arthur'', ''

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'', ''

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,'' ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He was featured on '' Marvel Studios: Assembled'' in 2021. Nominated for it five times, Chan won the

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for his work on ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' in 2015 and for his work on ''Avengers: Endgame'' in 2020.

Personal life and death

Chan was married to Lindsay Gibbon, an architect, and had two children, Caspar and Sebastian. Ray Chan passed away from a stroke near his home in Wales on April 23, 2024, at the age of 56.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Ray 1967 births 2024 deaths 20th Century Studios people Alumni of the University of Liverpool Alumni of Kingston University British art directors British people of Hong Kong descent British production designers Disney people Marvel Studios people People from Oldham