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Ken Adam
Adam, Klaus (Alternative), Adam, Klaus Hugo (Birth name), Adam, Sir Kenneth (Alternative), Adam, Sir Ken (Alternative)
art director
* 05.02.1921 in Berlin
† 10.03.2016 in London
Raised in Berlin’s Tiergarten quarter, Adam had to emigrate to London via Scotland at thirteen. In 1938 he began studying architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL). He never finished his studies but became a pilot for the Royal Air Force in 1941. After the war, Adam initially worked in the art department at Twickenham Studios. The first time he was engaged as an assistant art director was for Edward Dmytryk’s film ‘OBSESSION’ (GB, 1949). By the 1960s, Adam’s style-defining designs for the early James Bond films and his legendary “War Room” had made him the most famous production designer of the 20th century. Adam received two Oscars (Academy Awards) for his designs.
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- Approximate 13.5 Shelf metres
- Inv. No.
- 201216
- Credit Line
- Ken-Adam-Archiv, Deutsche Kinemathek
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