William J. Creber

{{Short description|American art director (1931–2019)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = William J. Creber | image = | birth_name = William John Creber | birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|07|26}} | birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|3|7|1931|7|26}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = [[Art director]] | yearsactive = 1964–2001 }}

'''William John Creber''' (July 26, 1931 – March 7, 2019)<ref name="obit">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/william-j-creber-dead-poseidon-adventure-towering-inferno-production-designer-was-87-1008208|title=William J. Creber, Production Designer on 'The Poseidon Adventure' and 'The Towering Inferno,' Dies at 87|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> was an American [[art director]] and [[production designer]]. He was nominated for three [[Academy Awards]] in the category [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]]. In 2004 he received an [[Art Directors Guild]] Lifetime Achievement Award<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adg.org/?art=lifetime_achievement|title=ADG - Art Directors Guild / IATSE Local 800|website=adg.org|accessdate=January 17, 2019}}</ref> and in 2020 he was inaugurated into their hall of fame.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assets.adg.org/media/awards/2020-02-02_01-16-47/ADG_winners_release-_FINAL.pdf|title=2020 ADG Awards press release|last=|first=|date=|website=Adg.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203174650/https://assets.adg.org/media/awards/2020-02-02_01-16-47/ADG_winners_release-_FINAL.pdf|archive-date=February 3, 2020|access-date=|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is largely responsible for the design of the miniature model [[USOS Seaview#Refit and the Flying Sub|Flying Sub]] in the 1960s television series ''[[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]'' and the miniature model ''Gemini 12'' spaceship in the later television series ''[[Lost in Space]]''.<ref>{{YouTube | id=ZPMa4c_NNyg | title=Restoring the Gemini 12}}</ref> He died of complications of pneumonia on March 7, 2019, in Los Angeles.<ref name="obit"/>

== Selected filmography == Creber was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Art Direction:

* ''[[The Greatest Story Ever Told]]'' (1965)<ref name="Oscars1966">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966 |title=The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners |access-date=August 24, 2011 |work=oscars.org |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111233714/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1966 |archivedate=January 11, 2015 }}</ref> * ''[[The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]'' (1972)<ref name="Oscars1973">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1973 |title=The 45th Academy Awards (1973) Nominees and Winners |access-date=August 28, 2011 |work=oscars.org |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717051744/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/45th-winners.html |archivedate=July 17, 2014 }}</ref> * ''[[The Towering Inferno]]'' (1974)<ref name="Oscars1975">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975 |title=The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 2, 2011 |work=oscars.org |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402004005/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975 |archivedate=April 2, 2015 }}</ref>

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== External links == * {{IMDb name|0187169|William J. Creber}}

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