Years active 1960–1999 Name Michael Ford | Role Film Art Director | |
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Full Name Michael Dickins Ford Born 1928 (age 86–87) Southern England Occupation Film art director and set decorator Alma mater Goldsmiths, University of London Awards Academy Award for Best Production Design Known for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Titanic Set decorated Titanic, The Empire Strikes Back Similar People Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, Peter Lamont, Alan Tomkins, Harry Lange | ||
English film art director and set decorator Michael D Ford Died at 90
Michael Dickins Ford (born 1928) is an English film art director and set decorator.
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Life and career
Born in southern England, Ford trained as an illustrator at Goldsmiths College, London. He worked as a scenic artist before "drifting into" the film industry via commercial television. His first film credit was Man in the Moon (1960); among his first major projects were The Anniversary (1968), with Bette Davis, and Kelly's Heroes (1970).
In 1982, Ford was a co-recipient of the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his contributions as set decorator to Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). This was preceded by a nomination for The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and followed by nominations for Return of the Jedi (1983) and Empire of the Sun (1987). He won his second Academy Award in 1998 for his work on Titanic (1997). Ford has also served in a design capacity on the James Bond films The Living Daylights (1987), Licence to Kill (1989) and GoldenEye (1995).
In retirement, Ford amuses himself with painting and travelling.