Norman Reynolds

Norman William Reynolds (26 March 1934 – 2 April 2023) was a British production designer and art director, best known for his work on the original Star Wars trilogy and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Early life and education Reynolds was born in Willesden, London on 26 March 1934, Reynolds went to art college. as art director on 1977's Star Wars and after the death of John Barry as production designer on the sequels, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi,

Awards

Won 1978 Academy Award for Best Production Design – Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (shared with John Barry, Leslie Dilley, and Roger Christian) 1982 BAFTA Award for Best Production Design – Raiders of the Lost Ark (shared with Leslie Dilley and Michael D. Ford) 1982 Academy Award for Best Production Design – Raiders of the Lost Ark (shared with Leslie Dilley and Michael D. Ford)

Nominated 1977 Academy Award for Best Production Design – The Incredible Sarah (shared with Elliot Scott) 1981 Academy Award for Best Production Design – The Empire Strikes Back (shared with Leslie Dilley, Harry Lange, Alan Tomkins and Michael D. Ford) 1981 BAFTA Award for Best Production Design – The Empire Strikes Back 1984 Academy Award for Best Production Design – Return of the Jedi (shared with Fred Hole, James L. Schoppe, Michael D. Ford) 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Production Design – Return of the Jedi 1988 Academy Award for Best Production Design – Empire of the Sun (shared with Harry Cordwell) 1988 BAFTA Award for Best Production Design – Empire of the Sun (shared with Harry Cordwell)

Selected filmography

As art director Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006) Superman II (1980) Superman (1978) Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) The Incredible Sarah (1976) Lucky Lady (1975) The Old Curiosity Shop (1975) The Little Prince (1974)

As production designer Bicentennial Man (1999) Sphere (1998) Mission: Impossible (1996) Clean Slate (1994) Alive (1993) Alien 3 (1992) Avalon (1990) Mountains of the Moon (1990) Empire of the Sun (1987) Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) Return to Oz (1985) Return of the Jedi (1983) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) The Empire Strikes Back (1980)