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| + | '''Lyle Conway''' is a sculptor and designer who began his career with [[the Muppet Workshop]]. Conway soon gravitated to what would become [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]], contributing heavily to ''[[Dreamchild]]'' and ''[[The Dark Crystal]]''. He also worked on the non-Creature Shop ''[[The Wizard of Oz|Return to Oz]]'', which features several Henson alums, performing the voice and face of the Gump. |
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| + | Conway soon struck out on his own as a freelance, working on such films as ''Link'', the 1988 version of ''[[The Blob]]'', and ''[[Edgar Allan Poe|The Murders in the Rue Morgue]]''. However, his most notable post-Henson credit was his reunion with [[Frank Oz]] on ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'', designing the new version of Audrey II in all of its different phases. This earned him an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination for Best Visual Effects. |
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| − | ===Non Muppet Productions=== |
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| − | *''Blade'' (1998) .... Reichardt |
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| − | *''The Day Time Ended'' (1980) (stop-motion creature designer and builder) |
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| − | *''The Murders in the Rue Morgue'' (1986) (TV) (ape designer and creator) |
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| − | *''Link'' (1986) (creature effects supervisor) |
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| − | *''The Blob'' (1988) (creature effects) |
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| − | *''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'' (1986) (creator: "Audrey II") (designer: "Audrey II") |
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| − | *''Red Crow and the Ghost Ship'' (1986) (TV) (puppets) |
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| − | *''[[Return to Oz]]'' (1985) (mechanical characters cosutme design supervisor), (voice) .... Gump |
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| + | ==Henson credits== |
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| + | *''[[The Muppet Show]]'' - built [[The Dodo]], [[Lyle (dog)|Lyle]], and others |
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| + | *''[[Where the Wild Things Are]]'' - Sculptor |
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| + | Image:Lyleconway.jpg|Lyle Conway, from ''[[Of Muppets and Men (book)|Of Muppets and Men]]'', working on Dodo |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ==External links== |
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| + | *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176732/ IMDb] |
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Revision as of 06:53, 18 February 2019
Lyle Conway, in The World of the Dark Crystal, working the with the chamberlain's head.
Lyle Conway is a sculptor and designer who began his career with the Muppet Workshop. Conway soon gravitated to what would become Jim Henson's Creature Shop, contributing heavily to Dreamchild and The Dark Crystal. He also worked on the non-Creature Shop Return to Oz, which features several Henson alums, performing the voice and face of the Gump.
Conway soon struck out on his own as a freelance, working on such films as Link, the 1988 version of The Blob, and The Murders in the Rue Morgue. However, his most notable post-Henson credit was his reunion with Frank Oz on Little Shop of Horrors, designing the new version of Audrey II in all of its different phases. This earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects.
Henson credits
- The Muppet Show - built The Dodo, Lyle, and others
- The Great Muppet Caper - Muppet designer/builder
- The Dark Crystal - built Aughra and others
- Dreamchild - Cable control puppeteer; Creature design supervisor
- Where the Wild Things Are - Sculptor
