Ken Adam

SIR KEN ADAM OBE d2016. German-British movie production designer, best known for his set designs for the James Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for Dr. Strangelove. He won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction. Born in Berlin, he relocated to England with his Jewish family at the age of 13 soon after the Nazis came to power. Together with his younger brother (Denis Adam) he was one of only three German-born pilots to serve in the Royal Air Force during WW2. He died in London aged 95 on March 10th 2016