Harry Lange was born on December 7, 1930 in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany as Hans-Kurt Lange. He is known for his work on 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and The Meaning of Life (1983). He was married to Daisy. He died on May 22, 2008 in Headington, Oxford, England.
Studied art in Germany in the late 1940s before arriving in America in 1951.
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Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War illustrating training manuals for flying schools. Joined NASA later in the 1950s where he served as section head for the future project staff. He led a group of illustrators who depicted interplanetary and deep space projects. He left NASA in 1965 and soon became involved with the "2001" movie.
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Worked closely with rocket scientist Wernher von Braun and illustrated his book, "History of Rocketry and Space Travel".
It was Harry's wife, Daisy, who inspired the last scene of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), when Hal the robot starts singing the song standard "Daisy, Daisy".
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Moved to Oxford, England in the 1990s and exhibited his work in the Ashmolean Museum, the Vale and Downland Museum and the Oxford Museum. His elder son John is a curator at the Oxford Museum.
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Suffered a stroke and had to be moved to St Luke's Hospital in Headington, England. He passed away three years later on May 22, 2008.
Production Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
1986
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985
TV Mini-Series
The Meaning of Life
1983
The Dark Crystal
1982
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Plot to Kill Hitler
1990
TV Movie consulting art director
Moonraker
1979
space art director
Art Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Z.P.G.
1972
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Superman II
1980
consultant: astronautics
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
advisor: aeronautics - uncredited
Set Decorator
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Works
1997
TV Series documentary
Himself
2001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future
1966
Documentary short
Himself, space scientist
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1969
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Art Direction
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1981
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1969
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Known for movies
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) as Production Designer
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as Art Director
$100,000
