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Charles Lisanby

Charles Lisanby

Date of Birth: January 22, 1924
Date of Passing: August 23, 2013
Birthplace: Princeton, Kentucky

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Charles Lisanby was an American production designer who helped define scenic design in early color television. During his career, he was nominated for sixteen Emmys and won three.

His other notable credits included Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall, Once Upon a Mattress and Mitzi … A Tribute to the American Housewife, as well as specials starring Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Alan King, Bill Cosby and Bob Hope.

Charles Lisanby was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2010.

 

Charles Lisanby was an American production designer who helped define scenic design in early color television. During his career, he was nominated for sixteen Emmys and won three.

His other notable credits included Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall, Once Upon a Mattress and Mitzi … A Tribute to the American Housewife, as well as specials starring Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Alan King, Bill Cosby and Bob Hope.

Charles Lisanby was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2010.

 

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Awards & Nominations

8 Nominations | 2 Emmys | 1 Honor
Hall of Fame - 2010
  • Winner
  • Charles Lisanby, as Honoree
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OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN art direction for a variety or music program - 1995
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT - SPECIAL EVENTS - 1988
OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM - 1988
OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM - 1985
OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM - 1982
OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY or a music program - 1981
  • Nominee
  • Charles Lisanby
  • Diana
  • CBS
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Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design - For a Single Episode of a Comedy, Drama or Limited Series - 1975
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION AND SCENIC DESIGN - 1962

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Plaque of Charles Lisanby
Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, Candice Bergen, John Shaffner, Amy Poehler, Bob Stewart, Charles Lisanby, Don Pardo, Rod Roddenberry
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Plaque of Charles Lisanby in the Hall of Fame Garden.

Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, Candice Bergen, John Shaffner, Amy Poehler, Bob Stewart, Charles Lisanby, Don Pardo, Rod Roddenberry
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Charles Lisanby

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December 19, 2017
Charles Lisanby: Hall of Fame Tribute
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