Richard Macdonald (1919 – 1993) was a British art director. He frequently collaborated with Joseph Losey.Gardner p.263 He subsequently relocated to Hollywood where he worked on numerous productions.

Biography

Macdonald was born in

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and studied at the

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in Bristol from 1937, continuing his education at the

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in 1939. He subsequently held teaching posts at

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and at the

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from 1951 to 1955. Macdonald exhibited his artworks, both in solo shows and in group exhibitions with the

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, the

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and at the Royal Academy. From the mid-1950s he was involved in film production and divided his time between London and Los Angeles. The

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in Bristol holds examples of his paintings.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1958) * '' The Criminal'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1966) * '' Far from the Madding Crowd'' (1967) * '' Secret Ceremony'' (1968) * '' Boom!'' (1968) * '' Bloomfield'' (1971) * ''

The Assassination of Trotsky ''The Assassination of Trotsky'' is a 1972 British historical drama film, directed by Joseph Losey with a screenplay by Nicholas Mosley. It stars Richard Burton as Leon Trotsky, as well as Romy Schneider and Alain Delon. Plot Exiled from the ...

'' (1972) * '' Galileo'' (1975) * '' The Romantic Englishwoman'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1975) * '' Marathon Man'' (1976) * '' Exorcist II'' (1977) * '' F.I.S.T'' (1978) * '' ...And Justice for All.'' (1979) * '' The Rose'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1980) * ''

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'' (1982) * '' Something Wicked This Way Comes'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1984) * '' Electric Dreams'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1984) * '' Plenty'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1986) * ''

Coming to America ''Coming to America'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also stars in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Hea ...

'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1990) * ''

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'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1992) * '' The Firm'' (1993)

References

Bibliography

* Colin Gardner. ''Joseph Losey''. Manchester University Press, 2004.

External links

* 1919 births 1993 deaths 20th-century British artists Alumni of the Royal College of Art Alumni of the University of the West of England, Bristol British art directors People from Yeovil British emigrants to the United States {{UK-film-bio-stub