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J. Michael Riva
J. Michael Riva (June 28, 1948 – June 7, 2012) was an American production designer. Early and personal life John Michael Riva was born in Manhattan, to William Riva, a Broadway set designer, and Maria Elisabeth Sieber, a German-born actress and the daughter of Marlene Dietrich. Riva had three brothers ( John Peter, John Paul and John David). Riva attended the prep school Institute Le Rosey in Switzerland for six years before attending UCLA. Married to Wendy Mickell, he had four sons, Jean-Paul, Mikey, Daniel, and Adam.''Country Home'', Volume 25, Issues 1-6, p.100 Career Riva had a long and prestigious career as an art director and production designer on numerous films, including the 1985 film ''The Color Purple'', for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction. Other credits include ''The Goonies'' (1985), ''Lethal Weapon'' (1987), ''A Few Good Men'' (1992), ''Spider-Man 3'' (2007), ''Iron Man'' (2008) and ''Iron Man 2'' (2010). His final films, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans
New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nueva Orleans) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 according to the 2020 U.S. census, it is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, most populous city in Louisiana and the twelfth-most populous city in the southeastern United States. Serving as a List of ports in the United States, major port, New Orleans is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast region of the United States. New Orleans is world-renowned for its Music of New Orleans, distinctive music, Louisiana Creole cuisine, Creole cuisine, New Orleans English, uniq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
