Leslie Dilley
Ivor Leslie Dilley, also Les Dilley ( born January 11, 1941 in Rhondda, Wales ) is a British art director in the American film.
Life and work
Originally from South Wales Ivor Leslie " Les " Dilley applies in the film industry as a child prodigy. At age 13 he began to study architecture at Willesden Technical College and two years later received a five -year contract as an apprentice with the ' Associated British Studios ' in London. He worked as a plasterer, and later as a draftsman. In this role, Dilley was involved in the 60's also on the popular television series The Saint.
1973 and the following year Dilley realized his first major work for the cinema as he prepares for the two sweeping Dumas adaptations Richard Lester, The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers - Revenge of Milady, the buildings designed. 1976 brought him his compatriot Norman Reynolds, together with the he had already worked on Simon Templar, to Los Angeles in order to provide him with the decoration to George Lucas ' science fiction film classic Star Wars. This production was a huge success, both British and also involved colleagues Jonathan Barry brought each an Academy Award and established Dilley in Hollywood. Designed to Reynolds Page Les Dilley and in subsequent years the buildings to complex large-scale productions: Superman, The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark, for which he could take his second Oscar in reception.
In addition, continued Dilley 1978, the impressive space designs Michael Seymour in Ridley Scott's Alien - The mysterious creature from another world order. From his later designs of the buildings to earn Scott's fantasy tale and legend of James Cameron's underwater adventure Abyss - Abyss of death attention.