Stuart Wurtzel


Production Designer

Biography

Wurtzel began his career designing for the stage, spending four years with San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater before commencing film work in the mid-1970s. His designs have ranged from Brooklyn's Jewish neighborhoods of the 40s ("Brighton Beach Memoirs" 1986) to Manhattan in the late 70s ("Times Square" 1980) to revolutionary Mexico ("Old Gringo" 1989). He is married to anothe...

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Family & Companions

Patrizia Von Brandenstein
Wife
Production designer.

Biography

Wurtzel began his career designing for the stage, spending four years with San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater before commencing film work in the mid-1970s. His designs have ranged from Brooklyn's Jewish neighborhoods of the 40s ("Brighton Beach Memoirs" 1986) to Manhattan in the late 70s ("Times Square" 1980) to revolutionary Mexico ("Old Gringo" 1989). He is married to another leading production designer, Patrizia von Brandenstein.

Filmography

 

Art Director (Feature Film)

Senior Trip! (1981)
Art Director
The Next Man (1976)
Art Director

Production Designer (Feature Film)

Ricki and the Flash (2015)
Production Designer
Lullaby (2014)
Production Designer
Hope Springs (2012)
Production Designer
A Little Bit of Heaven (2012)
Production Designer
Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
Production Designer
Letters to Juliet (2010)
Production Designer
What Happens in Vegas (2008)
Production Designer
Marley & Me (2008)
Production Designer
Enchanted (2007)
Production Designer
Charlotte's Web (2006)
Production Designer
Little Manhattan (2005)
Production Designer
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Production Designer
Wit (2001)
Production Designer
Isn't She Great (2000)
Production Designer
Stepmom (1998)
Production Designer
Curtain Call (1998)
Production Designer
Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
Production Designer
Before and After (1996)
Production Designer
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
Production Designer
I.Q. (1994)
Production Designer
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
Production Designer
The Saint Of Fort Washington (1993)
Production Designer
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
Production Designer
Used People (1992)
Production Designer
The Mambo Kings (1992)
Production Designer
Mermaids (1990)
Production Designer
3 Men and a Little Lady (1990)
Production Designer
Old Gringo (1989)
Production Designer
An Innocent Man (1989)
Production Designer
Staying Together (1989)
Production Designer
The House On Carroll Street (1988)
Production Designer
Suspect (1987)
Production Designer
Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)
Production Designer
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Production Designer
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Production Designer
Pope John Paul II (1984)
Production Designer
The Baron and the Kid (1984)
Production Designer
Murder in Coweta County (1983)
Production Designer
The Ballad Of Gregorio Cortez (1983)
Production Designer
Tattoo (1981)
Production Designer
The Chosen (1981)
Production Designer
Night of the Juggler (1980)
Production Designer
Simon (1980)
Production Designer
Times Square (1980)
Production Designer
Hair (1979)
Production Designer
Between The Lines (1977)
Production Designer

Misc. Crew (Special)

A Tale of Cinderella (1998)
Consultant

Production Designer (TV Mini-Series)

Empire Falls (2005)
Production Designer
Angels in America (2004)
Production Designer
Little Gloria, Happy At Last (1982)
Production Designer

Life Events

1976

First film as production designer, "The Next Man"

Companions

Patrizia Von Brandenstein
Wife
Production designer.

Bibliography