Ian Whittaker

Ian Whittaker
Born(1928-07-13)13 July 1928
Paddington, London, England
Died16 October 2022(2022-10-16) (aged 94)
Corfe Castle, Dorset, England
OccupationsSet decorator, actor
Years active1949–2009

Ian Roy Whittaker (13 July 1928 – 16 October 2022) was a British set decorator and actor. He won an Academy Award and was nominated three more times in the category Best Art Direction.

Whittaker was born at a maternity home in Paddington, London, England, on 13 July 1928. He later lived in Corfe Castle, a village in Dorset. He died there from prostate cancer on 16 October 2022, at the age of 94.[1][2][3]

Selected filmography

Whittaker won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for three more:

Won
Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Gilbey, Ryan (26 October 2022). "Ian Whittaker obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Barnes, Mike (27 October 2022). "Ian Whittaker, Set Decorator on 'Alien,' 'Howards End' and 'Tommy,' Dies at 94". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Whittaker, Ian Roy". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Nominees & Winners for the 72nd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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