Ed Flesh
Edwin Albert Flesh Jr. (December 4, 1931 – July 15, 2011), known as Ed Flesh, was an American
Flesh was a native of
Yale Drama School, where he studied graduate level scenic design for three years.[1]
Flesh relocated to
NBC Studios in Burbank, California, where he worked as the head art director for game shows, as well as the soap opera, Days of Our Lives.[1]
Flesh is credited with conceiving and designing the wheel for
Wheel of Fortune.[1] Flesh designed the wheel to spin "horizontally instead of vertically", a design unlike most previous game show wheels.[1]
Flesh later designed the sets for Madonna.[1]
Ed Flesh, who lived in
Sylmar,[2] died on July 15, 2011, at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, California, at the age of 79.[1] He was survived by his partner of forty-four years, David Powers.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Barnes, Mike (2011-07-19). "Ed Flesh, Designer of the Wheel on 'Wheel of Fortune,' Dies at 79". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
- ^ a b c Slotnik, Daniel E. (2011-07-21). "Ed Flesh, Designed the Wheel of Fortune, Dies at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
External links
- Ed Flesh at IMDb