Leslie Frankenheimer

Leslie Frankenheimer (née McCarthy; October 2, 1948 – January 22, 2013) was an American film and television set decorator. She shared in winning four Emmy Awards for her work on the following:

Max Headroom (1987) Buddy Faro (1998) James Dean (2001) Carnivàle (2003)

Early years The Los Angeles-born Leslie McCarthy stated that her love for film scenery came as a child when she was allowed to accompany her mother to Paramount Pictures.

Franhenheimer was also nominated for an Emmy for her work on the short-lived series Emeril (2002), which starred Emeril Lagasse. Other television work included such series as The Partridge Family, L.A. Law, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, SeaQuest 2032, Star Trek: Voyager, The Closer, Kitchen Confidential, and, most recently, Ben and Kate, among others.

Affiliations Frankenheimer attended UCLA, the New York School of Interior Design, and the Art Center College of Design, where she majored in space design. She was a governor of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Art Directors/Set Decorators peer group.

Death Leslie M. Frankenheimer died on January 22, 2013, in her native Los Angeles, aged 64, following an extended battle with leukemia. She is survived by her husband, entertainment attorney John T. Frankenheimer, and their two children.