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Wayne Fitzgerald(1930-2019)

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Wayne Fitzgerald
Wayne Fitzgerald was born on 19 March 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Innerspace (1987), Firestarter (1984) and Grease (1978). He was married to MaryEllen Courtney and Mary Dunbar. He died on 30 September 2019 in Whidbey Island, Washington, USA.
BornMarch 19, 1930
DiedSeptember 30, 2019(89)
BornMarch 19, 1930
DiedSeptember 30, 2019(89)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
Innerspace
6.9
  • Additional Crew
  • 1987
Drew Barrymore in Firestarter (1984)
Firestarter
6.1
  • Additional Crew
  • 1984
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, and Joan Blondell in Grease (1978)
Grease
7.2
  • Additional Crew
  • 1978
Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct (1992)
Basic Instinct
7.1
  • Visual Effects
  • 1992

Credits

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Additional Crew

  • Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett in Hollywood Homicide (2003)
    Hollywood Homicide
    5.4
    • title designer
    • 2003
  • Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
    Sabrina the Teenage Witch
    6.7
    TV Series
    • title designer: main title
    • title designer: main titles
    • 2000–2003
  • Guiding Light (1952)
    Guiding Light
    6.6
    TV Series
    • title designer
    • title design
    • 1992–2002
  • Gary Oldman, Skeet Ulrich, Elaina Merkey, and Emily Merkey in Nobody's Baby (2001)
    Nobody's Baby
    6.3
    • title designer: main titles
    • 2001
  • Bullfighter (2000)
    Bullfighter
    2.5
    • title designer
    • 2000
  • Tyra Banks, Bill Bellamy, French Stewart, and Bridgette Wilson-Sampras in Love Stinks (1999)
    Love Stinks
    5.7
    • title designer
    • 1999
  • Guinevere (1999)
    Guinevere
    5.9
    • title designer
    • 1999
  • Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998)
    Just a Little Harmless Sex
    4.9
    • title designer
    • 1998
  • Gary Cole and William Petersen in Kiss the Sky (1998)
    Kiss the Sky
    5.8
    • title designer
    • 1998
  • Leslie Nielsen in Wrongfully Accused (1998)
    Wrongfully Accused
    6.1
    • additional digital titles
    • 1998
  • Patrick Stewart and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in Safe House (1998)
    Safe House
    6.8
    • title designer
    • 1998
  • Matt Damon and Danny DeVito in The Rainmaker (1997)
    The Rainmaker
    7.2
    • title designer
    • 1997
  • Harland Williams in RocketMan (1997)
    RocketMan
    5.9
    • title designer
    • 1997
  • Alan Arkin in Four Days in September (1997)
    Four Days in September
    7.4
    • title designer
    • 1997
  • Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
    Beverly Hills Ninja
    5.6
    • title designer
    • 1997

Visual Effects

  • Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct (1992)
    Basic Instinct
    7.1
    • title designer
    • 1992
  • Kirstie Alley, Rod Taylor, and Greg Evigan in Masquerade (1983)
    Masquerade
    6.7
    TV Series
    • titles by
    • 1984
  • Robert Wagner in It Takes a Thief (1968)
    It Takes a Thief
    7.5
    TV Series
    • optical effects
    • 1970

Art Department

  • As Summers Die (1986)
    As Summers Die
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • title design
    • 1986
  • Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Desi Arnaz, and Griffin O'Neal in The Escape Artist (1982)
    The Escape Artist
    6.1
    • title design
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Pittard Sullivan Fitzgerald
  • Born
    • March 19, 1930
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 30, 2019
    • Whidbey Island, Washington, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      MaryEllen Courtney1995 - September 30, 2019 (his death)
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Every Fitzgerald deal was done with a handshake and he never had a written contract. He got "stiffed" for $5,000 just once.
  • Trademark
    Provided the title design of many films directed by Francis Ford Coppola, 'Roman Polanski', 'Mike Nichols', Stanley Kramer and 'Michael Cimino'.

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