Keith George Wilson (19 September 1941 – 6 July 2011) was a British

production designer In film and television, the production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Wo ...

. He began his career at

AP Films AP Films or APF, later becoming Century 21 Productions, was a British independent film production company of the 1950s until the early 1970s. The company became internationally known for its imaginative children's action-adventure marionette tel ...

, working as an art assistant on ''

Fireball XL5 ''Fireball XL5'' is a 1960s British children's science-fiction puppet television series about the missions of ''Fireball XL5'', a vessel of the World Space Patrol that polices the cosmos in the year 2062. Commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac, ''XL5' ...

'' (1963) and later

Gerry Anderson Gerald Alexander Anderson (; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist. He remains famous for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s produ ...

productions. He created sets for '' Space: 1999'' (1975–77) and ''

Star Maidens ''Star Maidens'' is a British-German science-fiction television series, made by Portman Productions for the ITV network. Produced in 1975, and first broadcast in 1976, it was filmed at Bray Studios and on location in Windsor and Bracknell, B ...

'' (1976). Wilson died on 6 July 2011.

Awards

Wilson won an

Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special for the TV film ''

Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretar ...

'' (1992) and was nominated for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special for ''

Great Expectations ''Great Expectations'' is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (Great Expectations), Pip (the book is a ''bildungsroman''; a coming-of-age story). It ...

'' (1989). He also received a

CableACE Award The CableACE Award (earlier known as the ACE Awards; ACE was an acronym for "Award for Cable Excellence") is a defunct award that was given by what was then the National Cable Television Association from 1978 to 1997 to honor excellence in Am ...

for Art Direction in a Dramatic Special or Series/Movie or Miniseries for ''

The Old Curiosity Shop ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' is one of two novels (the other being ''Barnaby Rudge'') which Charles Dickens published along with short stories in his weekly serial ''Master Humphrey's Clock'', from 1840 to 1841. It was so popular that New York r ...

'' (1995).

Filmography

# ''

The Hills Have Eyes II ''The Hills Have Eyes 2'' is a 2007 American horror film and the sequel to the 2006 film, which itself was a remake of the 1977 horror film. The film follows several U.S. Army National Guard comrades as they fight for survival against the mutant ...

'' (2007) # ''

The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments (Biblical Hebrew עשרת הדברים \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים, ''aséret ha-dvarím'', lit. The Decalogue, The Ten Words, cf. Mishnaic Hebrew עשרת הדיברות \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְ� ...

'' (2007) # ''

A Christmas Carol ''A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas'', commonly known as ''A Christmas Carol'', is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. ''A Christmas ...

'' (TV film, 2004) # ''

The Blackwater Lightship ''The Blackwater Lightship'' is a 1999 novel written by Irish novelist Colm Tóibín. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Tóibín conceived the book while traveling in Spain and, as he did not have access to a typewriter, bought a pen a ...

'' (TV film, 2004) # ''

Dinotopia ''Dinotopia'' is a series of illustrated fantasy books, created by author and illustrator James Gurney. It is set in the titular Dinotopia, an isolated island inhabited by shipwrecked humans and sapient dinosaurs who have learned to coexist p ...

'' (TV mini-series, 2002) # '' Victoria & Albert'' (TV mini-series, 2001) # '' In the Beginning'' (TV mini-series, 2000) # ''

Mary, Mother of Jesus Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jews, Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Jose ...

'' (TV film, 1999) # ''

The Seventh Scroll ''The Seventh Scroll'' is a novel by author Wilbur Smith. It was first published in 1995. It is part of the 'Egyptian' series of novels by Smith and follows the exploits of the adventurer Nicholas Quenton-Harper and Dr. Royan Al Simma. The tomb ...

'' (TV mini-series, 1999) # ''

Miracle at Midnight ''Miracle at Midnight'' is an American TV movie based on the rescue of the Danish Jews in Denmark during the Holocaust. It is a Disney production and premiered on ABC on May 17, 1998. Plot Set in Denmark during September 27 - October 3, 1943 ...

'' (TV film, 1998) # ''

Oliver Twist ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', Charles Dickens's second novel, was published as a serial from 1837 to 1839, and as a three-volume book in 1838. Born in a workhouse, the orphan Oliver Twist is bound into apprenticeship with ...

'' (TV film, 1997) # ''

The Apocalypse Watch ''The Apocalypse Watch'' (1995) is a novel by Robert Ludlum. A TV movie based on it aired in 1997 which starred Patrick Bergin and Virginia Madsen. This was Ludlum's second novel to focus on a neo-Nazi conspiracy to take over the world, after '' T ...

'' (TV film, 1997) # ''Supply & Demand'' (TV series, 1997) # ''

The Little Riders ''The Little Riders'' is a book by Margaretha Shemin, that was made into a television movie in 1996 which aired on the Disney Channel. It tells the story of Joanna Hunter, a young Dutch-American girl who goes to visit her grandparents in the Neth ...

'' (TV film, 1996) # ''The Governor'' (TV series, 1995) # ''

'' (TV series, 1995) # ''Remember'' (TV series, 1993) # ''

'' (TV film, 1992) # ''Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors'' (TV series, 1992) # ''L'Amérique en otage'' (TV series, 1991) # ''

'' (TV mini-series, 1989) # ''

The Lady and the Highwayman ''The Lady and the Highwayman'' is a 1989 United Kingdom romantic adventure television film based on Barbara Cartland's 1952 romance novel ''Cupid Rides Pillion''. The working title of the film was ''Dangerous Love''. The film stars Hugh Gra ...

'' (TV film, 1989) # ''Steal the Sky'' (TV series, 1988) # ''

A Hazard of Hearts ''A Hazard of Hearts'' is a 1987 made-for-television romantic drama film starring Helena Bonham Carter in one of her first major roles. It is based on a 1949 novel by Barbara Cartland. Plot Sir Giles Staverley, a compulsive gambler, is tricked i ...

'' (TV film, 1987) # ''The Lion of Africa'' (TV series, 1987) # ''

Gulag The Gulag, an acronym for , , "chief administration of the camps". The original name given to the system of camps controlled by the State Political Directorate, GPU was the Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps (, )., name=, group= ...

'' (TV film, 1985) # ''Out of the Darkness'' (TV film, 1985) # ''Exploits at West Poley'' (TV series, 1985) # '' Haunters of the Deep'' (1984) # ''Slayground'' (1983) # ''

Memoirs of a Survivor ''The Memoirs of a Survivor'' is a dystopian novel by Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing. It was first published in 1974 by Octagon Press. It was made into a film in 1981, starring Julie Christie and Nigel Hawthorne, and directed by David Glad ...

'' (1981) # '' Riding High'' (1981) # ''

Yesterday's Hero ''Yesterday's Hero'' is a 1979 British drama film directed by Neil Leifer and starring Ian McShane, Suzanne Somers, Adam Faith, Paul Nicholas and Cary Elwes (in his film debut). It also features Glynis Barber and Emma Samms in their early per ...

'' (1979) # ''

A Man Called Intrepid A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes'' ...

'' (TV mini-series, 1979) # '' International Velvet'' (1978) # '' Space: 1999'' (TV series, 48 episodes, 1975–78) # '' The New Avengers'' (TV series, six episodes, 1977) # ''

'' (TV series, 13 episodes, 1976) # ''

UFO (TV series) ''UFO'' is a 1970 British science fiction television series about the covert efforts of a government defence organisation to prevent an alien invasion of Earth. It was created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson with Reg Hill, and prod ...

'' (TV series, 26 episodes, 1970) # ''

The Secret Service ''The Secret Service'' is a 1969 British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company, Century 21, for ITC Entertainment. It follows the exploits of Father Stanley Unwin, a pup ...

'' (TV series, 1969) # ''

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', often shortened to ''Captain Scarlet'', is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 Productions for distributor ...

'' (TV series, six episodes, 1967) # '' Thunderbirds Are Go'' (1966)

References

External links

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The Catacombs - Keith Wilson
- Comprehensive guide to ''Space: 1999'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Keith 1941 births 2011 deaths British film designers British production designers Emmy Award winners Place of birth missing Place of death missing