{{Short description|English film art director and set decorator (1928–2018)}} {{Other people||Michael Ford (disambiguation)}} {{Use British English|date=February 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox person |name = Michael D. Ford |image = Michael ford in 2006.jpg |caption = Ford in 2006 |birth_name = Michael Dickins Ford |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1928|06|11}} |birth_place = [[England]] |death_date = {{Death date and given age|df=y|2018|5|31|89}} |alma_mater = [[Goldsmiths College]] |occupation = Film [[art director]] and [[set decorator]] |years_active = 1960–1999 |known_for = ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981)<br/>''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (1997) |awards = [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Academy Award for Best Art Direction]] (1982, 1998) |spouse = |children = |website = }}
'''Michael Dickins Ford''' (11 June 1928 – 31 May 2018) was an English film [[art director]] and [[set decorator]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MICHAEL D. FORD |url=https://www.filmreviewdaily.com/in-memoriam/michael-d-ford |access-date=2025-09-28 |website=FILM REVIEW |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Life and career== Born in [[southern England]], Ford trained as an illustrator at [[Goldsmiths College]], [[London]]. He worked as a [[scenic artist]] before "drifting into" the film industry via commercial television. His first film credit was ''[[Man in the Moon (film)|Man in the Moon]]'' (1960); among his first major projects were ''[[The Anniversary (1968 film)|The Anniversary]]'' (1968), with [[Bette Davis]], and ''[[Kelly's Heroes]]'' (1970).
In 1982, Ford was a co-recipient of the [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Academy Award for Best Art Direction]] for his contributions as set decorator to ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981). This was preceded by a nomination for ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980) and followed by nominations for ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983) and ''[[Empire of the Sun (film)|Empire of the Sun]]'' (1987). He won his second Academy Award in 1998 for his work on ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' (1997). Ford also served in a design capacity on the ''[[James Bond (film series)|James Bond]]'' films ''[[The Living Daylights]]'' (1987), ''[[Licence to Kill]]'' (1989) and ''[[GoldenEye]]'' (1995). He died in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/oscar-winning-british-set-decorator-michael-ford-dies-age-90/5129773.article|title = Oscar-winning British set decorator Michael Ford dies aged 90}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0285785}} *[http://www.michaelspaintings.com A Gallery of Michael Ford's Paintings] {{AcademyAwardBestProductionDesign 1981–2000}} {{Authority control}}
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