Ken Adam - How 'Dr No' introduced me to Stanley Kubrick
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Channel: Web of Stories - Life Stories of Remarkable People · 2011 · Film & Animation
Visit http://www.webofstories.com/people/ken.adam for more of inspiring stories from Ken Adam. Sir Kenneth Adam, OBE, born Klaus Hugo Adam (b. 1921) is a production designer famous for his set designs for the James Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s. Initially, he trained as an architect in London, but in October 1943, he became one of only two German-born fighter pilots to fly with the RAF in wartime. He joined 609 Squadron where he flew the Hawker Typhoon fighter bomber. After the war, he entered the film industry, initially as a draughtsman on "This Was a Woman". His portfolio of work includes "Barry Lyndon" and "The Madness of King George", winning an Oscar for both. Having a close relationship with Stanley Kubrick, he also designed the set for the iconic war room in "Dr Strangelove". Sir Ken Adam was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003.
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