Peter Howitt (set decorator)

Peter Howitt (1928 - 22 September 2021) was an English set decorator. He was nominated for four Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction.^[1][2]

Peter Howitt
Born	1928 (1928) London, England
Died	22 September 2021 (aged 93) Malta
Occupation	Set decorator
Years active	1963-2002

Partial filmography

As set decorator

Academy Award nominations in bold

• Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
• Revenge (1971)
• Assault (1971)
• Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) (nominated with Terence Marsh and Robert Cartwright)
• Follow Me! (1972)
• The Great Gatsby (1974)
• Superman (1978)
• Moonraker (1979)
• Superman II (1980)
• Ragtime (1981) (with John Graysmark, Patrizia von Brandenstein, Tony Reading, George DeTitta Sr. and George DeTitta Jr.)
• Evil Under the Sun (1982)
• The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
• The Lords of Discipline (1983)
• Never Say Never Again (1983)
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
• King David (1985)
• The Fourth Protocol (1987)
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)^[3] (with Elliot Scott)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
• White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
• Shining Through (1992)
• Just like a Woman (1992)
• Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
• Braveheart (1995)
• Impossible (1996)
• Fierce Creatures (1997)
• Elizabeth (1998) (with John Myhre)
• The Mummy (1999)
• The Four Feathers (2002)

As art director

• The Mikado (1967)
• Clash of the Titans (1981)
• Labyrinth (1986)

References

1. "IMDb.com: Peter Howitt - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
2. "Peter Howitt, Malta-based Hollywood movie set designer, dies". Who's Who. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
3. "The 61st Academy Awards (1989) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

External links

• Peter Howitt at IMDb