Armin Ganz


Production Designer

About

Died
October 07, 1995
Cause of Death
Heart Attack

Biography

Ganz began his career directing short films before moving into features as set designer on Alan Parker's "Shoot the Moon" (1981). He re-teamed with Parker as art director of "Birdy" (1984) and "Angel Heart" (1987) and has worked on independent films ("Tough Guys Don't Dance" 1987, "Love Crimes" 1992) as well as big-budget mainstream fare ("A View to a Kill" 1985). He earned an Oscar nomi...

Biography

Ganz began his career directing short films before moving into features as set designer on Alan Parker's "Shoot the Moon" (1981). He re-teamed with Parker as art director of "Birdy" (1984) and "Angel Heart" (1987) and has worked on independent films ("Tough Guys Don't Dance" 1987, "Love Crimes" 1992) as well as big-budget mainstream fare ("A View to a Kill" 1985). He earned an Oscar nomination as set decorator on Francis Ford Coppola's slick homage to the 40s, "Tucker: The Man and His Dream" (1988).

Life Events

1981

Feature debut as set designer, also first collaboration with Alan Parker, "Shoot the Moon"

1984

First art direction credit, "Birdy"

1989

TV debut with the HBO special, "Steven Wright in the Appointments of Dennis Jennings"

1993

Served as production designer on the Showtime series, "Fallen Angels"

1993

Network TV debut with the ABC miniseries, "JFK: Reckless Youth"

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