John M. Dwyer
- August 25, 1926
- September 15, 2018
- 83 years
- complications from Parkinson's disease
About John M. Dwyer
John M. Dwyer, 83, American set decorator (Star Trek, Coal Miner's Daughter, Jaws), complications from Parkinson's disease.
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John M. Dwyer
1926 – 2018
60 Seconds: John M. Dwyer's Life Story
A look at the career of John M. Dwyer, an American set decorator known for his work on Star Trek, Jaws, and Coal Miner's Daughter.
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John M. Dwyer was a prolific American set decorator who shaped the look of nearly seventy films and television shows. Born on August 25, 1935, Dwyer began his expansive career in 1966. He helped build iconic cinematic worlds through his work on classics like Jaws and the Star Trek franchise. In 1981, he earned a Primetime Emmy Award for his contributions to The Gangster Chronicles. He also received an Academy Award nomination for his art direction on the film Coal Miner's Daughter. Dwyer’s career spanned decades, ending in 2004 after a consistent run of major productions. He passed away on September 15, 2018, at the age of eighty-three due to complications from Parkinson's disease. His legacy remains etched in the vibrant sets of beloved American cinema.
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Full Biography
|John M. Dwyer (August 25, 1935 – September 15, 2018) was an American set decorator. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Coal Miner's Daughter, and won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1981 for The Gangster Chronicles, sharing the win with Howard E. Johnson and Robert George Freer. He worked on nearly 70 films and television shows from 1966 to 2004.
Selected filmography
- Star Trek (1967–1969) (nominated for Emmy Award with Matt Jeffries)
- Jaws (1975)
- Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) (nominated for Academy Award with John W. Corso)
- Thief (1981)
- The Thing (1982)
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–88)
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
- Black Rain (1989)
- Star Trek Generations (1994)
- Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
- Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
- Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
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