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Edward Stephenson(1917-2011)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Producer
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Edward Stephenson was born on 9 February 1917 in Algona, Iowa, USA. He was a production designer and art director, known for Soap (1977), The Golden Girls (1985) and The Andy Williams Show (1962). He was married to Maria. He died on 28 February 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 9, 1917
DiedFebruary 28, 2011(94)
BornFebruary 9, 1917
DiedFebruary 28, 2011(94)
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  • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Soap (1977)
Soap
8.3
TV Series
  • Production Designer
Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
The Golden Girls
8.2
TV Series
  • Production Designer
The Andy Williams Show (1962)
The Andy Williams Show
7.4
TV Series
  • Art Director
An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958)
An Evening with Fred Astaire
8.6
TV Special
  • Art Director(as E.S. Stephenson)
  • 1958

Credits

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Production Designer

  • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1988–1995
  • Jenna von Oÿ, Joey Lawrence, Mayim Bialik, Michael Stoyanov, and Ted Wass in Blossom (1990)
    Blossom
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1990–1995
  • Ken Hudson Campbell, Molly Hagan, Rick Lawless, Peter Mackenzie, and William Ragsdale in Herman's Head (1991)
    Herman's Head
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1991–1994
  • Don Cheadle, Estelle Getty, Cheech Marin, Rue McClanahan, Billy L. Sullivan, and Betty White in The Golden Palace (1992)
    The Golden Palace
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1992–1993
  • Markus Flanagan, Kip Gilman, Stephanie Hodge, David Rasche, and Arnetia Walker in Nurses (1991)
    Nurses
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1992–1993
  • Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, and Betty White in The Golden Girls (1985)
    The Golden Girls
    8.2
    TV Series
    • production designer
    • Production Designer
    • 1985–1992
  • Walter & Emily (1991)
    Walter & Emily
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1992
  • Teri Garr and Margaret Whitton in Good & Evil (1991)
    Good & Evil
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1991
  • Lenny (1990)
    Lenny
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1990–1991
  • Heartland (1989)
    Heartland
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1989
  • Gail Edwards, Ann Jillian, Paul Kreppel, Marian Mercer, Bert Remsen, Wendy Schaal, Susan Sullivan, and Barrie Youngfellow in It's a Living (1980)
    It's a Living
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1980–1989
  • The Van Dyke Show (1988)
    The Van Dyke Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1988
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1988
  • Mama's Boy
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1987
  • Comedy Factory (1985)
    Comedy Factory
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1986

Art Director

  • Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Cher in Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986)
    Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
    7.2
    TV Special
    • Art Director
    • 1986
  • 100 Centre Street
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1984
  • Ramon Bieri, K Callan, Melissa Francis, Christopher Knight, Michael Sharrett, Melissa Sherman, and Ari Zeltzer in Joe's World (1979)
    Joe's World
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1980
  • Victor French and Kene Holiday in Carter Country (1977)
    Carter Country
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1977–1979
  • What's Happening!! (1976)
    What's Happening!!
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1976–1979
  • Don Rickles in CPO Sharkey (1976)
    CPO Sharkey
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1976–1978
  • LaWanda Page and Teddy Wilson in Sanford Arms (1977)
    Sanford Arms
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1977
  • Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Sanford and Son
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1972–1977
  • John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
    Good Times
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1974–1976
  • Richard Crenna and Bernadette Peters in All's Fair (1976)
    All's Fair
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1976
  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    Maude
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1972–1976
  • Whitman Mayo in Grady (1975)
    Grady
    6.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Art Director
    • 1975–1976
  • James Cromwell, Conchata Ferrell, Lee Bergere, Henry Calvert, Al Freeman Jr., Stan Gottlieb, Gloria LeRoy, Jeannie Linero, Richard Masur, and Robin Wilson in Hot l Baltimore (1975)
    Hot l Baltimore
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1975
  • Harrison Ford, Richard Basehart, and Tony Musante in Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (1975)
    Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1975
  • Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita (1974)
    Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1974

Producer

  • The Andy Williams Show (1962)
    The Andy Williams Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1966–1967
  • The Bob Newhart Show (1961)
    The Bob Newhart Show
    7.6
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1961–1962

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • E.S. Stephenson
  • Born
    • February 9, 1917
    • Algona, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • February 28, 2011
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Maria? - February 28, 2011 (his death, 1 child)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Tara Stephenson.

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