Leslie Frankenheimer

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Leslie Frankenheimer

Leslie Frankenheimer

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Leslie Frankenheimer

Date of Birth: October 02, 1948
Date of Passing: January 22, 2013
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California

Leslie Frankenheimer was an American film and television set decorator. She shared in winning four Emmy Awards for her work on:

Max Headroom, a satirical science fiction television series that aired on ABC from March 31, 1987, to May 5, 1988.

Buddy Faro, a crime drama television series starring Dennis Farina that aired on CBS from September 25 to December 4, 1998.

James Dean, a 2001 American made-for-television biographical drama film based on the life of the American actor James Dean. James Franco plays the title role.

Leslie Frankenheimer was an American film and television set decorator. She shared in winning four Emmy Awards for her work on:

Max Headroom, a satirical science fiction television series that aired on ABC from March 31, 1987, to May 5, 1988.

Buddy Faro, a crime drama television series starring Dennis Farina that aired on CBS from September 25 to December 4, 1998.

James Dean, a 2001 American made-for-television biographical drama film based on the life of the American actor James Dean. James Franco plays the title role.

Carnivàle, a television series set in the United States Dust Bowl during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The series ran for two seasons between 2003 and 2005.

Frankenheimer attended UCLA, the New York School of Interior Design, and the Art Center College of Design, where she majored in space design.

She was a governor of the Television Academy's Art Directors/Set Decorators peer group.

Frankenheimer died January 22, 2013, in Los Angeles, California. She was 64.

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Awards & Nominations

5 Nominations | 4 Emmys
Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series - 2004
  • Winner
  • Leslie Frankenheimer, Pilot Set Decorator
  • Carnivale
  • HBO
Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series - 2002
  • Nominee
  • Leslie Frankenheimer, Set Decorator
  • Emeril
  • NBC

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