Trevor Williams (designer)

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Trevor Williams
Born(1931-03-03)3 March 1931
Died14 February 2008(2008-02-14) (aged 76)
Devon, England
OccupationProduction designer
Years active1956–2004
Spouse
Helen Williams
(m. 1952)
Children3

Trevor Williams (3 March 1931 – 14 February 2008) was an English film and television production designer, most noted for his work in Canadian and American productions.[1]

Born in Harrow, he moved to Canada in the 1960s and worked on CBC Television productions before moving to Hollywood, where he was a set designer and art director on shows such as Dark Shadows, Little House on the Prairie and The Night Stalker.[1] He received two Emmy Award nominations for his work on The Hunchback and The Eccentricities of a Nightingale.[1] In film, he won the Genie Award for Best Art Direction or Production Design at the 1st Genie Awards for his work on The Changeling.[2] He was a nominee in the same category at the 29th Canadian Film Awards in 1978 for The Silent Partner,[3] and at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982 for The Amateur.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Designer Trevor Williams dies". Variety, March 14, 2008.
  2. ^ Jay Scott, "Changeling wins Genie as year's best movie". The Globe and Mail, March 21, 1980.
  3. ^ "Four films nominated for Etrogs". The Globe and Mail, August 24, 1978.
  4. ^ Jay Scott, "Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack: Academy lists Genie nominees". The Globe and Mail, February 4, 1982.