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Leon Ericksen(1937-2007)

  • Art Director
  • Production Designer
  • Art Department
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Leon Ericksen was born on 31 July 1937 in Wyoming, USA. He was an art director and production designer, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), M*A*S*H (1970) and McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971). He died on 19 June 2007 in Glendale, California, USA.
BornJuly 31, 1937
DiedJune 19, 2007(69)
BornJuly 31, 1937
DiedJune 19, 2007(69)
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Known for

Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
8.6
  • Art Department(as Leon Erickson)
  • 1977
Robert Duvall, Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman, and Jo Ann Pflug in M*A*S*H (1970)
M*A*S*H
7.3
  • Producer
  • 1970
Warren Beatty and Julie Christie in McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
7.6
  • Production Designer
  • 1971
Up in Smoke (1978)
Up in Smoke
6.9
  • Art Director
  • 1978

Credits

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Art Director

  • George Burns Half-Hour Comedy Hour (1985)
    George Burns Half-Hour Comedy Hour
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1985
  • Timothy Hutton and John Lone in Iceman (1984)
    Iceman
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1984
  • Marilu Henner, Peter Boyle, Frederic Forrest, David Patrick Kelly, and Lydia Lei in Hammett (1982)
    Hammett
    6.4
    • Art Director (as Leon Erickson)
    • 1982
  • Up in Smoke (1978)
    Up in Smoke
    6.9
    • Art Director
    • 1978
  • Diana Ross in Mahogany (1975)
    Mahogany
    6.2
    • Art Director (as Leon Erickson)
    • 1975
  • Elliott Gould and George Segal in California Split (1974)
    California Split
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 1974
  • The Last Movie (1971)
    The Last Movie
    6.1
    • Art Director (as Leon Erickson)
    • 1971
  • Medium Cool (1969)
    Medium Cool
    7.2
    • Art Director (as Leon Erickson)
    • 1969
  • The Rain People (1969)
    The Rain People
    6.8
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • Sandy Dennis and Michael Burns in That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
    That Cold Day in the Park
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • The Angry Breed (1968)
    The Angry Breed
    4.7
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • The Savage Seven (1968)
    The Savage Seven
    5.4
    • Art Director (as Leon Erickson)
    • 1968
  • Susan Strasberg in Psych-Out (1968)
    Psych-Out
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • Salli Sachse in The Trip (1967)
    The Trip
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Peter Fonda and Nancy Sinatra in The Wild Angels (1966)
    The Wild Angels
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1966

Production Designer

  • Ubuntu's Wounds (2002)
    Ubuntu's Wounds
    8.2
    Short
    • Production Designer (as Leon Erickson)
    • 2002
  • Diane Lane in Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)
    Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1982
  • Out of the Blue (1980)
    Out of the Blue
    7.2
    • Production Designer (as Leon Erickson)
    • 1980
  • Paul Newman in Quintet (1979)
    Quintet
    5.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1979
  • Cinderella Liberty (1973)
    Cinderella Liberty
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1973
  • Susannah York in Images (1972)
    Images
    7.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1972
  • Warren Beatty and Julie Christie in McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
    McCabe & Mrs. Miller
    7.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1971
  • Futz (1969)
    Futz
    4.6
    • Production Designer (as Leon Erickson)
    • 1969
  • The Angry Breed (1968)
    The Angry Breed
    4.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1968
  • Summer Children (1965)
    Summer Children
    7.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1965

Art Department

  • Flexing with Monty (2010)
    Flexing with Monty
    4.0
    Video
    • design consultant
    • 2010
  • Jennifer Jason Leigh, Harry Belafonte, and Miranda Richardson in Kansas City (1996)
    Kansas City
    6.3
    • set detailer
    • 1996
  • Gary Busey and Willie Nelson in Barbarosa (1982)
    Barbarosa
    6.3
    • special design consultant
    • 1982
  • Paul Dooley and Marta Heflin in A Perfect Couple (1979)
    A Perfect Couple
    5.9
    • stage set designer
    • 1979
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
    8.6
    • art director: second unit (as Leon Erickson)
    • 1977
  • Roger Moore in That Lucky Touch (1975)
    That Lucky Touch
    4.8
    • special design consultant
    • 1975
  • Bud Cort in Brewster McCloud (1970)
    Brewster McCloud
    6.8
    • designer: wings
    • 1970
  • Devil's Angels (1967)
    Devil's Angels
    5.0
    • stage set designer (as Leon Erickson)
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Eric Allen
  • Born
    • July 31, 1937
    • Wyoming, USA
  • Died
    • June 19, 2007
    • Glendale, California, USA(heart attack)

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