Trevor Williams (designer)

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]

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

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.