Ken Adam
Art
Born February 5, 1921 · Berlin, Germany
Died March 10, 2016
Also known as Klaus Hugo Adam
Biography
Sir Kenneth Hugo Adam, OBE was a British movie production designer, best known for his set designs for the James Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for Dr. Strangelove. He won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction.
Awards & recognition
- Royal Designer — Industry · 2009
- Lucky Strike Designer Award · 2008
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1995
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1976
- Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
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- Knight Bachelor
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1995 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1978 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Color · 1957 · nominated
Filmography48 titles
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Barry Lyndon
Kubrick by Kubrick
Goldfinger
Everything or Nothing
Addams Family Values
Dr. No
Curse of the Demon
The Crimson Pirate
The Last of Sheila
Captain Horatio Hornblower
The Madness of King George
The Spy Who Loved Me
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Ipcress File
The Hidden Room
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Thunderball
Around the World in 80 Days
You Only Live Twice
In & Out
The Doctor
Boys on the Side
Dead Bang
Diamonds Are Forever
Funeral in Berlin
Gideon's Day
The Freshman
Agnes of God
Portrait of a Sinner
Taking Sides
Moonraker
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
The Owl and the Pussycat
Woman of Straw
Ten Seconds to Hell
Crimes of the Heart
Pennies from Heaven
The Out-of-Towners
Bogus
In the Cool of the Day
King David
Salon Kitty
Sodom and Gomorrah
Istintobrass
Company Business
The Deceivers
Star of India