Bill Klages
Bill Klages (May 7, 1927 – July 7, 2024) was an American lighting designer. He won seven Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for thirteen more in the categories Outstanding Lighting Direction and Outstanding Special Visual Effects. In 2012, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
Bill Klages
- Name
- Bill Klages
- Born
- 7 May 1927
- Birthplace
- Long Beach, New York, U.S.
- Died
- 7 July 2024
- Place of death
- Santa Monica, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Lighting designer Bill Klages (May 7, 1927 – July 7, 2024) was an American lighting designer.
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Bill Klages (May 7, 1927 – July 7, 2024) was an American lighting designer. He won seven Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for thirteen more in the categories Outstanding Lighting Direction and Outstanding Special Visual Effects. In 2012, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
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Klages died in Santa Monica, California on July 7, 2024, at the age of 97.
• Name — Bill Klages • Born — 7 May 1927 • Birthplace — Long Beach, New York, U.S. • Died — 7 July 2024 • Place of death — Santa Monica, California, U.S. • Occupation — Lighting designer Bill Klages (May 7, 1927 – July 7, 2024) was an American lighting designer. He won seven Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for thirteen more in the categories Outstanding Lighting Direction and Outstanding Special Visual Effects. In 2012, he was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame. Klages died in Santa Monica, California on July 7, 2024, at the age of 97.
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- 1.Bill Klages. Television Academy.
- 2.Bill Klages Honored for 50 Years of Lighting The Stars. Live Design. October 27, 2005.
- 3.Block, Alex. Chuck Lorre, Michael Eisner New ATAS Hall of Fame Inductees. The Hollywood Reporter. November 28, 2011.
- 4.The Deadline Team. TV Academy Adds Nine To Hall Of Fame. Deadline Hollywood. November 28, 2011.
- 5.PLSN Staff. In Memoriam: Bill Klages, Television Lighting Designer, 97. PLSN Projection Lights & Staging News. July 8, 2024.
- 6.Dunn, Jack. Bill Klages, First Lighting Designer in TV Academy Hall of Fame and Seven-Time Emmy Winner, Dies at 97. Variety. July 11, 2024.
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