Ken Adam
| Sir Ken Adam | |
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Adam in 2012
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| Born |
Klaus Hugo Adam 5 February 1921 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 10 March 2016 (aged 95) London, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Kenneth Hugo Adam |
| Education | St. Paul's School, London |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Years active | 1940–2003 |
| Known for | Air force pilot, production designer |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Letitzia (m. 1952–2016; his death) |
| Awards |
BAFTA for Dr. Strangelove (1964) BAFTA for The IPCRESS File (1965) Academy Award for Barry Lyndon (1975) Academy Award for The Madness of King George (1994) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Air Force
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| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Flight lieutenant |
| Unit | No. 609 Squadron |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Sir Kenneth Hugo Adam, OBE (born Klaus Hugo Adam; 5 February 1921 – 10 March 2016) was a British movie production designer, best known for his set designs for the James Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for Dr. Strangelove. He won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction. Born in Berlin, he relocated to England with his Jewish family at the age of 13 soon after the Nazis came to power, and was one of only three German-born pilots in the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
Adam was born in Berlin to a Jewish family, the son of a former Prussian cavalryman. He was the son of Lilli (née Saalfeld), who operated a boarding house, and Fritz Adam, who ran a successful high-fashion clothing store. The company S.Adam (Berlin, Leipziger Straße/Friedrichstraße) was established in 1863 by Saul Adam. Adam was educated at the Französisches Gymnasium Berlin (Berlin French school), and the family had a summer house on the Baltic.
The same year the Nazi Party rose to power, the family's shop went bankrupt. Adam watched the Reichstag fire from the Tiergarten. The family relocated to England in 1934.
Adam was 13 years old when his family moved to England. He went to St. Paul's School in London, and then attended University College London and Bartlett School of Architecture, training to be an architect.
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