Bill Klages, First Lighting Designer in TV Academy Hall of Fame and Seven-Time Emmy Winner, Dies at 97
William “Bill” Klages, a television lighting design pioneer and seven-time Emmy winner, died in Santa Monica, Calif., on July 7, his son Jonathan Klages confirmed. He was 97.
Klages won one Emmy Award for outstanding visual achievement in special visual effects and six for outstanding lighting direction for his work on “The Lie,” “Mitzi & 100 Guys,” “The Dorothy Hamill Special,” “The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of Performing Arts,” “Great Performances: Dance in America” and the 33rd Grammy Awards. Klages was nominated for 21 Emmys throughout his career.
In 2012, Klages became the first lighting designer to be inducted into the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.
Klages won one Emmy Award for outstanding visual achievement in special visual effects and six for outstanding lighting direction for his work on “The Lie,” “Mitzi & 100 Guys,” “The Dorothy Hamill Special,” “The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of Performing Arts,” “Great Performances: Dance in America” and the 33rd Grammy Awards. Klages was nominated for 21 Emmys throughout his career.
In 2012, Klages became the first lighting designer to be inducted into the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.
- 12.7.2024
- von Jack Dunn
- Variety - TV News
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