Peter Lamont
Peter Lamont ( born November 12, 1929 in London ) is a British art director.
Life and work
Lamont, of Scottish origin, in 1946 went to the movie. There he learned the industry from the ground to know, initially in various assistant jobs. Later he worked as a decorative painter and illustrator ( among others Carry on - our torpedo comes back "," hypno "," O Darling, what a traffic " Alluring bay ) until the end of 1968 as a draftsman for the first time with a James Bond - production ( in her Majesty's Secret ) came in contact. then designed Lamont to 1971 decorations as an art director, from 1972 as a set designer.
By 1979, Lamont was the ' Bond' chief designer Ken Adam assigned, according to its retirement in 1980 moved to Hollywood Lamont on the chief architects of the 007 movies. One of his most important works provided Lamont, however, beyond the spy film series, as in 1985 he an unreal and terrifying at the same time, art light-filled world of caves and shafts in the second part of the Alien series, Aliens - The Return created. Another, no less special effects -heavy Hollywood - scale production followed the end of 1993, when Lamont was hired for the Arnold Schwarzenegger action film True Lies. In 1996 he designed with meticulous attention to historical detail, the traditional buildings to the hitherto most expensive movie of all time, the quarter - billion dollar film Titanic. For this performance, Peter Lamont was awarded an Oscar.
His son Neil Lamont has also worked as art director.
Awards (selection)
Academy Awards
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Satellite Awards