Name Abe Feder | Role Lighting Designer | |
Full Name Abraham Hyman Feder Born July 27, 1908 ( 1908-07-27 ) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. Occupation Stage lighting designer, architectural lighting designer Died April 24, 1997, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Spouse Ceil Grossman Feder (m. ?–1990) Nominations Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play or Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design | ||
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Abraham Hyman Feder (July 27, 1908, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – April 24, 1997, Manhattan, New York) was an American lighting designer. He is regarded as the creator of lighting design for the theatre and was the country's leading consultant in architectural and urban lighting.
The lights at Rockefeller Center and the Empire State Building were turned off for one hour in Feder's honor after his death.
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