Richard Macdonald

Richard Macdonald (1919 – 1993) was a British art director. He frequently collaborated with Joseph Losey.^[1] He subsequently relocated to Hollywood where he worked on numerous productions.

Richard Macdonald
Born	1919 Yeovil, Somerset, United Kingdom
Died	1993 Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Art director
Years active	1957-1993 (film)

Biography

Macdonald was born in Yeovil and studied at the West of England College of Art in Bristol from 1937, continuing his education at the Royal College of Art in 1939.^[2] He subsequently held teaching posts at Leeds College of Art and at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts from 1951 to 1955.^[2] Macdonald exhibited his artworks, both in solo shows and in group exhibitions with the London Group, the New English Art Club and at the Royal Academy. From the mid-1950s he was involved in film production and divided his time between London and Los Angeles.^[2] The Royal West of England Academy in Bristol holds examples of his paintings.^[2]

Selected 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)