Norman Reynolds

Norman (Norm)[1] Reynolds (born 26 March 1934 in Willesden, London, England)[2] is a British production designer and film director, best known for his work on the original Star Wars trilogy and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Norman Reynolds
Born	March 26, 1934 Willesden, London, England
Occupation	Production designer
Years active	1962-1999

He directed two episodes of the Emmy Award winning Amazing Stories TV series, "The Pumpkin Competition" and "Gather Ye Acorns". He was a second unit director for Alive and The Exorcist III.

Awards

Won

• 1978 Academy Award for Best Production Design - Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (shared with John Barry, Leslie Dilley, and Roger Christian)
• 1982 BAFTA Award for Best Production Design - Raiders of the Lost Ark (shared with Leslie Dilley and Michael D. Ford)
• 1982 Academy Award for Best Production Design - Raiders of the Lost Ark (shared with Leslie Dilley and Michael D. Ford)

Nominated

• 1977 Academy Award for Best Production Design - The Incredible Sarah (shared with Elliot Scott)
• 1981 Academy Award for Best Production Design - The Empire Strikes Back (shared with Leslie Dilley, Harry Lange, Alan Tomkins and Michael D. Ford)
• 1984 Academy Award for Best Production Design - Return of the Jedi (shared with Fred Hole, James L. Schoppe, Michael D. Ford)
• 1988 Academy Award for Best Production Design - Empire of the Sun (shared with Harry Cordwell)[3]
• 1988 BAFTA Award for Best Production Design - Empire of the Sun (shared with Harry Cordwell)

Selected filmography

As art director

• Superman II (1980)
• Superman (1978)
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
• The Incredible Sarah (1976)
• Lucky Lady (1975)
• The Old Curiosity Shop (1975)
• The Little Prince (1974)

As production designer

• Bicentennial Man (1999)
• Sphere (1998)
• Mission: Impossible (1996)
• Clean Slate (1994)
• Alive (1993)
• Alien 3 (1992)
• Avalon (1990)
• Mountains of the Moon (1990)
• Empire of the Sun (1987)
• Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
• Return to Oz (1985)
• Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

References

1. "Star Wars: The man who designed the films' 'look'". BBC News. 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
2. Norman Reynolds: Visualizing Victorian England", Starlog #104, February 1986, pp 29-31.
3. "The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-07-31.

External links

• Norman Reynolds at IMDb
• Awards for Norman Reynolds at IMDb
• Norman Reynolds at the TCM Movie Database