# Ed Flesh

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{{short description|American art director and designer}}
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'''Edwin Albert Flesh Jr.''' (December 4, 1931 – July 15, 2011), known as '''Ed Flesh''', was an American [art director](/source/art_director) and [designer](/source/designer) who worked on a variety of television programs from the 1950s through the 1990s. He is best known for designing the Wheel used in the game show, ''[Wheel of Fortune](/source/Wheel_of_Fortune_(U.S._game_show))''.<ref name=hr/> In 1993, Flesh was nominated for a [Daytime Emmy Award](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Award) for his work on ''[Supermarket Sweep](/source/Supermarket_Sweep)''.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|first=Daniel E.|last=Slotnik|title=Ed Flesh, Designed the Wheel of Fortune, Dies at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/arts/television/ed-flesh-designed-wheel-of-fortune-dies-at-79.html?_r=2&ref=deathsobituaries|work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=2011-07-21|access-date=2011-08-12}}</ref> His other credits as a television art director include ''[Pyramid](/source/Pyramid_(game_show))'', ''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)'', ''[Press Your Luck](/source/Press_Your_Luck)'', ''[Celebrity Sweepstakes](/source/Celebrity_Sweepstakes)'', ''[Second Chance](/source/Second_Chance_(game_show))'', ''[The New Newlywed Game](/source/The_New_Newlywed_Game)'', ''[To Say the Least](/source/To_Say_the_Least)'', ''[Name That Tune](/source/Name_That_Tune)'' and ''[Jeopardy!](/source/Jeopardy!)''.<ref name=hr>{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Barnes|title=Ed Flesh, Designer of the Wheel on 'Wheel of Fortune,' Dies at 79 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ed-flesh-designer-wheel-wheel-213098|work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter) |date=2011-07-19|access-date=2011-08-12}}</ref>

Flesh was a native of [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania](/source/Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania), where he was born on December 4, 1931.<ref name=hr/><ref name=nytimes/> He received his [bachelor's degree](/source/bachelor's_degree) from [Franklin & Marshall College](/source/Franklin_%26_Marshall_College), located in [Lancaster, Pennsylvania](/source/Lancaster%2C_Pennsylvania).<ref name=hr/> Flesh then enrolled at [Yale Drama School](/source/Yale_Drama_School), where he studied graduate level [scenic design](/source/scenic_design) for three years.<ref name=hr/>

Flesh relocated to [New York City](/source/New_York_City) after completing his studies at Yale.  He worked as a scene designer for [off-Broadway](/source/off-Broadway) productions before being hired as the "[supervisor](/source/supervisor) of scenic design" for [NBC](/source/NBC).<ref name=hr/> He transferred from New York to [NBC Studios](/source/NBC_Studios_(Burbank)) in [Burbank, California](/source/Burbank%2C_California), where he worked as the head art director for game shows, as well as the [soap opera](/source/soap_opera), ''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)''.<ref name=hr/>

Flesh is credited with conceiving and designing the wheel for [NBC](/source/NBC)'s ''[Wheel of Fortune](/source/Wheel_of_Fortune_(U.S._game_show))''.<ref name=hr/> Flesh designed the wheel to spin "horizontally instead of vertically", a design unlike most previous game show wheels.<ref name=hr/>

Flesh later designed the sets for ''[The Montel Williams Show](/source/The_Montel_Williams_Show)'' and ''[The David Letterman Show](/source/The_David_Letterman_Show)'', a short-lived daytime show on NBC which aired in 1980.<ref name=hr/> He also designed the sets for three special editions of ''[The Oprah Winfrey Show](/source/The_Oprah_Winfrey_Show)'', in which [Oprah Winfrey](/source/Oprah_Winfrey) interviewed [John Travolta](/source/John_Travolta), [Barbra Streisand](/source/Barbra_Streisand) and [Madonna](/source/Madonna_(entertainer)).<ref name=hr/>

Ed Flesh, who lived in [Sylmar](/source/Sylmar%2C_California),<ref name=nytimes/> died on July 15, 2011, at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in [Mission Hills, California](/source/Mission_Hills%2C_Los_Angeles), at the age of 79.<ref name=hr/> He was survived by his partner of forty-four years, David Powers.<ref name=hr/>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|nm0281901|Ed Flesh}}

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Category:1931 births
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Category:American designers
Category:American art directors
Category:Franklin & Marshall College alumni
Category:David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni
Category:People from Sylmar, Los Angeles
Category:Artists from Philadelphia
Category:Artists from New York City

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