Richard MacDonald

Richard Macdonald (1 June 1919 – 29 May 1993) was a British film production designer, best known for his work with director Joseph Losey. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design three times: for King and Country, The Day of the Locust (1975), and The Addams Family (1991).

Life and career Macdonald was born in Yeovil and studied painting at the West of England College of Art in Bristol from 1937, continuing his education at the Royal College of Art in 1939. He subsequently held teaching posts at Leeds College of Art and at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts from 1951 to 1955. he had a fruitful collaboration with director Joseph Losey, which lasted until 1975's Galileo.

Partial filmography

Time Without Pity (1957) The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958) The Criminal (1960) Eva (1962) The Damned (1963) The Servant (1963) Modesty Blaise (1966) Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) Secret Ceremony (1968) Boom! (1968) Bloomfield (1971) The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) Galileo (1975) The Romantic Englishwoman (1975) The Day of the Locust (1975) Marathon Man (1976) Exorcist II (1977) F.I.S.T (1978) ...And Justice for All. (1979) The Rose (1979) Altered States (1980) Cannery Row (1982) Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) Supergirl (1984) Electric Dreams (1984) Teachers (1984) Plenty (1985) SpaceCamp (1986) Coming to America (1988) The Russia House (1990) The Addams Family (1991) Jennifer Eight (1992) The Firm (1993)

Awards and nominations