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Ken Adam is a German-born British production designer and art director best known for his set designs for the James Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for Dr. Strangelove. He was born in Berlin on 5 February 1921, and his family moved to England in 1934.
Adam began his career in the film industry in the late 1940s, working as an assistant art director on films such as The Third Man and The African Queen. He went on to become a production designer on films such as Lawrence of Arabia and Dr. Strangelove.
Adam is best known for his work on the James Bond films, beginning with Dr. No in 1962. He designed the iconic sets for the films, including the villain's lairs, the secret bases, and the gadgets. He also designed the sets for the Bond films Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me, and Moonraker.
Adam has won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction, for his work on Barry Lyndon and The Madness of King George. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Dr. Strangelove.
Adam has been married to his wife, Maria, since 1951. They have two children, a son and a daughter. Adam is now retired and lives in London.
| Popular As |
Klaus Hugo Adam |
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production_designer,art_department,art_director |
| Age |
95 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
5 February 1921 |
| Birthday |
5 February |
| Birthplace |
Berlin, Germany |
| Date of death |
10 March, 2016 |
| Died Place |
London, England, UK |
| Nationality |
Germany |
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Ken Adam Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Ken Adam's Wife?
His wife is Maria-Letizia Moauro (16 August 1952 - 10 March 2016) ( his death)
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Maria-Letizia Moauro (16 August 1952 - 10 March 2016) ( his death) |
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Ken Adam Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Ken Adam worth at the age of 95 years old? Ken Adam’s income source is mostly from being a successful Production Designer. He is from Germany. We have estimated
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Production Designer |
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In September 2012, he handed over his entire body of work to the Deutsche Kinemathek. The collection comprises approximately 4,000 sketches for films from all periods, photo albums to individual films, storyboards of his employees, memorabilia, military medals, and identity documents, as well as all cinematic awards, including Adam's two Academy Awards.
In 2003, Adam was knighted for services to the film industry and Anglo-German relations.
He turned down the opportunity to work on 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), after he found out that Stanley Kubrickhad been working with NASA for a year on space exploration, and that would put him at a disadvantage in developing his art.
Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1999
He was unable to work on For Your Eyes Only (1981), as he was busy with Pennies from Heaven (1981).
He was a jury member at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival and the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.
Adam returned to work with Kubrick on Barry Lyndon (1975), for which he won an Oscar.
He was unable to work on The Man With the Golden Gun (1974), as he was busy working on Barry Lyndon (1975).
He was unable to work on Live and Let Die (1973), as he was busy working on Sleuth (1972).
During the late 1970s, he worked on storyboards and concept art for Star Trek: Planet of the Titans, then in pre-production. The film was eventually shelved by Paramount Pictures.
Chips (1969), Sleuth (1972), and The Madness of King George (1994), for which he won his second Oscar for Best Art Direction.
He designed the famous car for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), which was produced by the same team as the James Bond film series.
He also worked in The Ipcress File (1965) and its sequel Funeral in Berlin (1966), Goodbye, Mr.
Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964).
Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964).
This enabled him to make his name with his innovative, semi-futuristic sets for further James Bond films, such as Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), and his last Bond film was Moonraker (1979).
Adam did not work in the second James Bond film, From Russia with Love (1963) because he was working in Stanley Kubrick's Dr.
In 1961 he was hired for the first James Bond film, Dr.
Ken Adam was a British movie production designer, best known for his set designs for the James Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for Dr.
His first major screen credit was as production designer on the British thriller Spin a Dark Web (1956).
His family left Germany in 1934 to avoid the Nazis, moving to England. When war came, he joined Britain's Royal Air Force and became their only German fighter pilot.
Born in Berlin in 1921, and growing up in a prosperous Jewish family, the Adam family fled the Nazis in 1934, settled in London, where Ken Adam studied architecture and volunteered to fly for the Royal Air Force during World War II. He was one of only three German-born pilots permitted in the RAF.
