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William B. Fosser(1928-2006)

  • Set Decorator
  • Art Department
  • Art Director
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William B. Fosser was born on 4 September 1928. He was a set decorator and art director, known for Backdraft (1991), Ordinary People (1980) and Home Alone (1990). He died on 19 February 2006 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
BornSeptember 4, 1928
DiedFebruary 19, 2006(77)
BornSeptember 4, 1928
DiedFebruary 19, 2006(77)
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Known for

Backdraft (1991)
Backdraft
6.7
  • Art Department
  • 1991
Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, and Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People (1980)
Ordinary People
7.7
  • Set Decorator(as William Fosser)
  • 1980
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone
7.8
  • Art Department(as Bill Fosser)
  • 1990
The Package (1989)
The Package
6.4
  • Art Department
  • 1989

Credits

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Set Decorator

  • Open Admissions (1988)
    Open Admissions
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1988
  • Vital Signs (1986)
    Vital Signs
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator (as Bill Fosser)
    • 1986
  • First Steps (1985)
    First Steps
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1985
  • The Impostor (1984)
    The Impostor
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator (as Bill Fosser)
    • 1984
  • Jacqueline Bisset, Rob Lowe, and Andrew McCarthy in Class (1983)
    Class
    6.0
    • Set Decorator (as Bill Fosser)
    • 1983
  • Maud Adams, Dennis Franz, Craig T. Nelson, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Richard Lawson in Chicago Story (1982)
    Chicago Story
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator (as William Fosser)
    • 1982
  • Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, and Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People (1980)
    Ordinary People
    7.7
    • Set Decorator (as William Fosser)
    • 1980
  • Cooley High (1975)
    Cooley High
    7.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1975
  • Candice Bergen and Peter Boyle in T.R. Baskin (1971)
    T.R. Baskin
    6.3
    • set decoration
    • 1971

Art Department

  • Tom Selleck, Don Ameche, and Anne Jackson in Folks! (1992)
    Folks!
    5.7
    • set designer
    • 1992
  • Alisan Porter in Curly Sue (1991)
    Curly Sue
    5.9
    • set designer (as William Fosser)
    • 1991
  • Backdraft (1991)
    Backdraft
    6.7
    • set designer
    • 1991
  • Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone (1990)
    Home Alone
    7.8
    • set designer (as Bill Fosser)
    • 1990
  • The Package (1989)
    The Package
    6.4
    • set designer
    • 1989
  • Kristy Swanson, Victoria Tennant, Ben Ryan Ganger, and Lindsay Parker in Flowers in the Attic (1987)
    Flowers in the Attic
    5.8
    • assistant art director (as William R. Foster)
    • 1987
  • Damien: Omen II (1978)
    Damien: Omen II
    6.2
    • associate set decorator: Chicago (as William Fosser)
    • 1978
  • The Monkey Hu$tle (1976)
    The Monkey Hu$tle
    5.3
    • set dresser (as William Fosser)
    • 1976

Art Director

  • The Impostor (1984)
    The Impostor
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Art Director (as Bill Fosser)
    • 1984
  • American Dream (1981)
    American Dream
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1981
  • On the Right Track (1981)
    On the Right Track
    5.4
    • Art Director
    • 1981
  • LeVar Burton, Norm Cash, Bill Freehan, Al Kaline, Jim Northrup, and Raymond Rolak in One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story (1978)
    One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1978
  • Cooley High (1975)
    Cooley High
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 1975

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bill Fosser
  • Born
    • September 4, 1928
  • Died
    • February 19, 2006
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA(congestive heart failure and pneumonia)
  • Other works
    He was the scenic designer for the play, "That Championship Season", at the Arlington Park Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. Cast included Danny Aiello and Peter Masterson. Directed by Jerry Adler.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was nominated for a 1976 Joseph Jefferson Award for Scenic Design for "That Championship Season", at the Arlington Park Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

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