John J. Lloyd
John J. Lloyd (June 30, 1922 – September 20, 2014) was an American
Early life
He was born in
Lloyd served in the
Career
Lloyd began his career in the 1950s as an art director at Lew Wasserman's Revue Studios (later Universal Television), where he worked on television shows including Studio 57, Leave It to Beaver, The Jack Benny Program, and 137 episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He was one of the original art directors on The Munsters, where he developed the rising staircase seen in the title sequences of the show's first season. He also established the look for several pilots that were picked up to series, including Columbo, Emergency!, and Kojak.[3]
He was nominated for an
He moved into feature films in the late 1960s, starting with the art direction of the 1966 release Munster, Go Home! His subsequent film credits as art director include Colossus: The Forbin Project, The Day of the Locust and Animal House. His first film as production designer was 1977's MacArthur.
After working with Lloyd on Animal House, director John Landis recruited him as production designer on Landis' 1980 hit, The Blues Brothers. Lloyd and Landis collaborated for a third and final time on the 1985 release Into the Night. Lloyd also served as production designer on two films for John Carpenter: The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China. Lloyd subsequently designed such productions as Jaws: The Revenge and the first two films in the Naked Gun series, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! and The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear.
Death
Lloyd died of
References
- ^ a b c "John J. Lloyd Obituary". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ a b "John Lloyd, Production Designer for John Landis and John Carpenter, Dies at 92". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Remembering John J. Lloyd". Archive of American Television. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- ^ "John J. Lloyd - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
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