William Creber
Biography
Biography
For a decade produced exceptional work on several notable films in which art direction was central: George Stevens's "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965), Franklin Schaffner's sci-fi classic, "Planet of the Apes" (1968), and the Irwin Allen/John Guillerman disaster epic, "The Towering Inferno" (1974).
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Art Director (Feature Film)
Production Designer (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Production Designer (Special)
Life Events
1951
Served in US Navy during the Korean War
1955
Began career as apprentice draftsman at 20th Century Fox
1964
Began association with producer Irwin Allen as production designer on the ABC TV series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"
1965
Earned first of three career Oscar nominations for his work on "The Greatest Story Ever Told"
1968
Designed "Planet of the Apes"; worked on two sequels
1970
First TV-movie as production designer, "Along Came a Spider" (ABC)
1972
Nominated for second Oscar for "The Poseidon Adventure", produced by Irwin Allen
1974
Served as production designer on the Allen-produced "The Towering Inferno"; received third Academy Award nomination
1986
Debut as 2nd unit director (also production designer), "Flight of the Navigator"
1988
Designed and supervised construction of residential and New York backlot streets at Disney World Florida Studio (later Disney-MGM Studios)
1994
Was production designer of the CBS series "Christy"
1998
Served as production designer on the sports biopic "Without Limits"
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