Harry Lange
Harry Hans-Kurt Lange (December 7, 1930 – May 22, 2008) was a German film production designer and art director.
Lange was born in 1930 in Eisenach, Thuringia. After World War II, Thuringia became part of Soviet-controlled East Germany; Lange went across the border to West Germany, where he studied art before moving to the United States in 1951. Upon arriving in the United States, Lange worked in advertising. During the Korean War, Lange worked for the U.S. military, illustrating flying manuals.[1]
Subsequently, he began working at the
2001: A Space Odyssey (released in 1968), and the film's design team, including Lange, were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction. Although 2001 lost to Oliver!, Lange and his team did win the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design
in that year.
Although best known for 2001, Lange worked on a number of well-known films during his career. He was art director for the
Jim Henson Company: The Great Muppet Caper (1981) and The Dark Crystal (1982). He was also production designer for the last Monty Python film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
.
References
- ^ "Harry Lange: film production designer". www.thetimes.co.uk. July 2, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2010. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "Turning sci-fi into fact". BBC News. 2002-01-03. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
External links
- Harry Lange at IMDb
- Obituary at the Guardian
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