Garrett Lewis, an Academy Award-nominated set decorator, died Jan. 29 at his home in Woodland Hills, CA, of natural causes. He was 77.
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Garrett Lewis, four time Academy Award nominated set decorator, dancer
and actor, died January 29, 2013 at the age of 77. He was
born in St.
Louis, Missouri in 1935 and died at his home in Woodland
Hills,
California of natural causes.
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Garrett Lewis had a long
and storied
career as a dancer, actor and set decorator. His career
began while
still in college when he was offered the dance lead for a
season at the
Kansas City Starlight Theatre. After that one season of
summer stock,
he went to New York and immediately landed his first
Broadway show My
Fair Lady. This was followed by numerous roles in Broadway
productions
including Hello Dolly, Vintage '60 and First Impressions.
Lewis played the role of Cornelius in Hello Dolly starring
opposite
five different leading ladies. First, he went on national
tour with
Carol Channing. Hello Dolly was the first stage show at the
newly
opened Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles in 1965. He
reprised
the role with Mary Martin in London. Hello Dolly made its
premiere in
the West End at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on December 2,
1965, with
the Queen Mother in attendance. Lewis also performed this
role opposite
Carole Cook, Dora Bryan and Patrice Munsel in various productions
of
the show.
Lewis was a featured performer on The Red Skelton Show and
The Julie
Andrews Hour. Aside from his television work, which included
many major
network shows at the time on both coasts, he appeared
extensively in
clubs across the country, supporting such leading ladies as
Anna Maria
Alberghetti, Arlene Dahl, Dorothy Provine and others. He was
a soloist
in The Lido Show in Paris, and appeared as the male lead in
Little Mary
Sunshine in Paris. Garrett transitioned into film and
appeared in both
Star! with Julie Andrews and Funny Lady.
By the time Lewis finished Funny Lady in 1975, musicals were
becoming
rare. Lewis' friends, agent Sue Mengers and her husband
Jean-Claude
Tramont, purchased a home in Bel Air in 1975. They admired
the way
Lewis had decorated his own home, and asked him to redesign
their new
one. This lead Lewis to designing private homes for
celebrities
including Barbra Streisand, Herbert Ross, Barry Diller and
many others.
He effortlessly segued into a second career.
In the late seventies when Herbert Ross was directing The
Turning Point
he asked Lewis to decorate several sets. Later while filming
California
Suite, Ross called him in again to assist with the art
direction. While
his title was "Pictorial Consultant", his third
career as a set
decorator for films was launched.
Lewis worked on 39 films as a set decorator and as such was
nominated
for four Academy Awards for Art Direction - Beaches, Glory,
Hook and
Bram Stoker's Dracula. He was also nominated for a Primetime
Emmy for
his work on Gepetto. He created everything from Civil War
tents for
Glory to lavish Bugatti inspired furniture for Bram Stoker's
Dracula, a
particularly special film for him. His film credits include
Mrs.
Doubtfire, Pretty Woman, Steel Magnolias, Backdraft,
Hidalgo, Against
All Odds, as well as countless others. His work as a set
decorator took
him to Morocco, Canada and all parts of the United States. A
longtime
member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences,
he served
on the Executive Committee for the Art Director's branch.
Actor
Chevy Chase, Jane Seymour, and Benjean in Oh Heavenly Dog
(1980)
Oh Heavenly Dog
5.4
Pamela Natwick Man No. 1
1980
Barbra Streisand and James Caan in Funny Lady (1975)
Funny Lady
6.2
Production Singer
1975
"The Julie Andrews Hour" Julie Andrews
The Julie Andrews Hour
8.8
TV Series
Dancer
Abraham Lincoln
Photographer
1972–1973
24 episodes
Of Thee I Sing (1972)
Of Thee I Sing
6.1
TV Movie
Sam Jenkins
1972
Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show
7.9
TV Series
Singer with Abbe Lane
1970
1 episode
Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
The Red Skelton Hour
8.1
TV Series
Dancer
Guest Dancer
1962–1970
15 episodes
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
6.1
Hawkins
1969
Star! (1968)
Star!
6.4
Jack Buchanan
1968
Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
7.4
TV Series
The Clockman
1961
1 episode
Set Decorator
Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman, and Lindsay Lohan in Georgia
Rule (2007)
Georgia Rule
5.9
Set Decorator
2007
Jim Carrey in Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Fun with Dick and Jane
6.2
Set Decorator
2005
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in Wedding Crashers (2005)
Wedding Crashers
7.0
Set Decorator
2005
Viggo Mortensen in Hidalgo (2004)
Hidalgo
6.7
Set Decorator
2004
Jodie Foster in Panic Room (2002)
Panic Room
6.8
Set Decorator
2002
I Am Sam (2001)
I Am Sam
7.6
Set Decorator (uncredited)
2001
Jake Gyllenhaal in Bubble Boy (2001)
Bubble Boy
5.7
Set Decorator
2001
Elizabeth Hurley and Brendan Fraser in Bedazzled (2000)
Bedazzled
6.1
Set Decorator
2000
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.4
TV Series
Set Decorator
2000
1 episode
Will Smith and Gene Hackman in Enemy of the State (1998)
Enemy of the State
7.3
Set Decorator
1998
Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in Face/Off (1997)
Face/Off
7.3
Set Decorator
1997
Greg Kinnear in Dear God (1996)
Dear God
5.4
Set Decorator
1996
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Vanessa Williams in Eraser (1996)
Eraser
6.2
Set Decorator
1996
Julianne Moore and Hugh Grant in Nine Months (1995)
Nine Months
5.5
Set Decorator
1995
Michael Douglas and Demi Moore in Disclosure (1994)
Disclosure
6.2
Set Decorator
1994
The Shadow (1994)
The Shadow
6.0
Set Decorator
1994
Robin Williams, Sally Field, Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence,
and Mara Wilson in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Mrs. Doubtfire
7.1
Set Decorator
1993
Malice (1993)
Malice
6.5
Set Decorator
1993
Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder,
Monica Bellucci, Sadie Frost, Michaela Bercu, and Florina Kendrick in Bram
Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
7.4
Set Decorator
1992
Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Robin Williams, Bob Hoskins,
Dante Basco, David Crosby, Robert Amico, Jasen Fisher, Stephanie Furst, Raushan
Hammond, James Madio, Regina Russell Banali, Alex Zuckerman, and Paul Babb in
Hook (1991)
Hook
6.8
Set Decorator
1991
Backdraft (1991)
Backdraft
6.7
Set Decorator
1991
Misery (1990)
Misery
7.8
Set Decorator
1990
Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (1990)
Pretty Woman
7.1
Set Decorator
1990
Matthew Broderick in Glory (1989)
Glory
7.8
Set Decorator
1989
Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Daryl Hannah, Shirley MacLaine,
Dolly Parton, and Olympia Dukakis in Steel Magnolias (1989)
Steel Magnolias
7.3
Set Decorator
1989
Pat Morita and Jay Leno in Collision Course (1989)
Collision Course
4.6
Set Decorator
1989
Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey in Beaches (1988)
Beaches
7.0
Set Decorator
1988
The Monster Squad (1987)
The Monster Squad
6.9
Set Decorator
1987
Crimes of the Heart (1986)
Crimes of the Heart
6.3
Set Decorator
1986
Short Circuit (1986)
Short Circuit
6.6
Set Decorator
1986
Ed Harris and Jessica Lange in Sweet Dreams (1985)
Sweet Dreams
7.0
Set Decorator
1985
American Flyers (1985)
American Flyers
6.5
Set Decorator
1985
Jeff Bridges and Rachel Ward in Against All Odds (1984)
Against All Odds
5.9
Set Decorator
1984
Diner
6.7
TV Movie
Set Decorator
1983
I Want to Live (1983)
I Want to Live
6.6
TV Movie
Set Decorator
1983
Max Dugan Returns (1983)
Max Dugan Returns
6.7
Set Decorator
1983
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
Pennies from Heaven
6.5
Set Decorator
1981
Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill,
Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
The Star Wars Holiday Special
2.2
TV Movie
Set Decorator
1978
Additional Crew
Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, Walter Matthau, Bill
Cosby, Richard Pryor, Maggie Smith, and Elaine May in California Suite (1978)
California Suite
6.2
pictorial consultant
1978
Huckleberry Finn (1974)
Huckleberry Finn
5.6
assistant choreographer
1974
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