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.

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.