Peter Lamont
Peter Curtis Lamont (12 November 1929 – 18 December 2020[1][2]) was a British set decorator, art director, and production designer most noted for his collaborations with filmmaker James Cameron, and for working on eighteen James Bond films, from Goldfinger (1964) to Casino Royale (2006). The only Bond film that he did not work on during that period was Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), as he was working on Cameron's Titanic (1997) at the time. He also worked extensively as a set dresser on the Carry On series in the 1960s.
Peter Lamont | |
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Born | Peter Curtis Lamont 12 November 1929 |
Died | 18 December 2020 91) | (aged
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Art director, Set decorator, Production designer |
Years active | 1950–2006 |
Throughout his near 60-year career, Lamont was nominated for four Academy Awards for his work on Fiddler on the Roof (1971), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Aliens (1986),[3] and Titanic (1997), winning for the latter film. His memoir, The Man With the Golden Eye: Designing the James Bond Films, was published in 2016.[4]
James Bond series
Draftsman
- Goldfinger (1964) (uncredited)
Set decorator
- Thunderball (1965) (uncredited)
- You Only Live Twice (1967)
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Art director
- Live and Let Die (1973)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- Moonraker (1979) — Visual effects
Production designer
James Bond 007
- For Your Eyes Only (1981)
- Octopussy (1983)
- A View to a Kill (1985)
- The Living Daylights (1987)
- Licence to Kill (1989)
- GoldenEye (1995)
- The World Is Not Enough (1999)
- Die Another Day (2002)
- Casino Royale (2006)
Works with James Cameron
Selected other filmography
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) — Assistant set director
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971) — Set decorator
- Eve of Destruction (1991) — Production designer
- Wing Commander (1999) — Production designer
References
- Gilbey, Ryan (25 December 2020). "Peter Lamont obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- "Peter Lamont Dead: James Bond, Titanic Production Designer Dies at 91". Variety. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ''The Man With the Golden Eye, Penguin Random House (2016)