David Snyder
{{Short description|American film and television production designer}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1944|9|22}}
|birth_place = Buffalo, New York, U.S.
|occupation = Film production designer, art director, producer
|spouse = {{marriage|Terry Finn|August 1, 1990}}
|children = 3
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David L. Snyder (born September 22, 1944) is an American film and television production designer. He has worked as an art director, producer, and assistant director on films including Blade Runner, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, The Whole Nine Yards, and the television programs Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Battlestar Galactica. He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work on Blade Runner at the 55th Academy Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1983 |title=The 55th Academy Awards |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences|access-date=September 11, 2017}} The film won the BAFTA for Production Design in 1983.{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1983/film/production-design|title=BAFTA Awards: Production Design in 1983|publisher=BAFTA.org|access-date=September 11, 2017}}
Career
Snyder was born in Buffalo, New York and attended the Technical High School there where he became interested in film work, creating the 1959 Tech High Musical Revue there.{{cite web|title=David L. Snyder Aether interview|url=http://onefilmfan.com/exclusive-in-their-own-words-aether-production-designer-david-l-snyder/|access-date=12 September 2017}} Twenty years later, he became the assistant art director for the 50th Academy Awards, having spent time as an architectural designer, toy designer and musician. Universal Studios then appointed Snyder as Art Director for Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Battlestar Galactica and The Incredible Hulk. In 1982, Snyder worked with Ridley Scott on Blade Runner,{{cite web|title=Details of Blade Runner|url=http://www.screenhead.com/details-of-blade-runner/|access-date=12 September 2017}}{{cite web|title=Variety: Unloved Film That Became A Classic|date=24 June 2017 |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/blade-runner-1982-unloved-classic-1202476755/|access-date=12 September 2017}} for which he shared an Academy Award nomination with production designer Lawrence G. Paull.
Snyder has worked on over 30 films in all,{{cite web|title=David L. Snyder design perspective|url=https://flicksandpieces.com/2015/06/25/technological-advancements-and-production-design-in-film-an-oscar-nominees-perspective/|access-date=12 September 2017}} and is a member of The Directors Guild of America, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Art Directors Guild.
Personal life
Snyder married his second wife, actress Terry Finn, on August 1, 1990, and the couple have a son Finn Henry.{{cite web|title=Encyclopedia[dot]com listing|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/snyder-david-l-1944|access-date=12 September 2017}} His eldest son, David Michael, is the Director of Corporate Sales for The Milwaukee Bucks basketball team{{cite web|title=Milwaukee Bucks Staff & Executives|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/teams/Milwaukee-Bucks/16/staff-members/Current|access-date=12 September 2017}} and his daughter Amy L. Taylor is a film/TV make-up artist.
References
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External links
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Category:Artists from Buffalo, New York
Category:American art directors
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