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American production designer

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David Gropman Born David Lloyd Gropman (1952-06-16) June 16, 1952 (age 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Production designer[1]

**David Lloyd Gropman** (born June 16, 1952) is an American [production designer](/source/Production_designer).[2][3][4] He was nominated for two [Academy Awards](/source/Academy_Awards) in the category [Best Production Design](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Production_Design) for the films *[The Cider House Rules](/source/The_Cider_House_Rules)* and *[Life of Pi](/source/Life_of_Pi_(film))*.[5][6]

Gropman also works in the theatre, and was the scenic designed for 10 Broadway shows: *The 1940's Radio Hour* (1979), *Billy Bishop Goes to War* (1980), *[Passione](/source/Passione_(play))* (1980), *[Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music](/source/Lena_Horne%3A_The_Lady_and_Her_Music)* (1981), *[Mass Appeal](/source/Mass_Appeal_(play))* (1981), *[Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean](/source/Come_Back_to_the_5_%26_Dime%2C_Jimmy_Dean%2C_Jimmy_Dean_(play))* (1982), *A Little Family Business* (1982), *[Open Admissions](/source/Open_Admissions)* (1984), *[Death and the King's Horseman](/source/Death_and_the_King's_Horseman)* (1987), and *[The Comedy of Errors](/source/The_Comedy_of_Errors)* (1987).[7] Gropman also worked [Off-Broadway](/source/Off-Broadway), designing productions at the Promenade Theatre, [Circle in the Square Theatre](/source/Circle_in_the_Square_Theatre), the [Provincetown Playhouse](/source/Provincetown_Playhouse) in Manhattan, [The Public Theater](/source/The_Public_Theater), the [Lucille Lortel Theatre](/source/Lucille_Lortel_Theatre), [Playwrights Horizons](/source/Playwrights_Horizons), and [Manhattan Theatre Club](/source/Manhattan_Theatre_Club)'s Stage 73 between 1979 and 1985.[8]

## Selected filmography

- *[The Cider House Rules](/source/The_Cider_House_Rules)* (1999; co-nominated with [Beth Rubino](/source/Beth_Rubino))

- *[Life of Pi](/source/Life_of_Pi_(film))* (2012; co-nominated with [Anna Pinnock](/source/Anna_Pinnock))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Miller, Julie (February 15, 2013). ["Sketch to Still: Life of Pi Designer David Gropman on Creating a Magical Island and 1950s Paris on a Taiwanese Tarmac"](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/photos/2013/02/life-of-pi-ang-lee-production-design-oscar-nomination). *[Vanity Fair](/source/Vanity_Fair_(magazines))*. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** The Deadline Team (February 12, 2013). ["OSCARS: 'Life Of Pi' Production Design"](https://deadline.com/2013/02/oscars-life-of-pi-re-created-parisian-pool-for-key-scene-431962/). *[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)*. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Morais, Richard (February 8, 2019). ["London Insider Reveals Best Places to Eat, Stay and Play"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/london-insider-reveals-best-places-eat-stay-play-1182631/). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [AP News](/source/AP_News) (July 8, 2007). ["Toronto holds style of '88 'Hairspray'"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/toronto-holds-style-88-hairspray-143740/). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The 72nd Academy Awards (2000) Nominees and Winners"](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2000). *[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences](/source/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences)*. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["The 85th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners"](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2013). *[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences](/source/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences)*. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [David Gropman](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/david-gropman-26210) at the [Internet Broadway Database](/source/Internet_Broadway_Database)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [David Gropman](https://web.archive.org/web/http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/9603) at the [Internet Off-Broadway Database](/source/Internet_Off-Broadway_Database) (archived)

## External links

- [David Gropman](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343222/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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