James_Trittipo

James Trittipo

James Trittipo

American art director


James Trittipo (June 30, 1928 — September 15, 1971) was an American television art director and stage set designer in New York and Hollywood, known for his designs of television variety shows including The Bing Crosby Show (ABC-March 2, 1959),[1] The Frank Sinatra Show (CBS), The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: Welcome Home Elvis, and An Evening with Fred Astaire.[2] Trittipo won Art Direction Emmy Awards for the ABC Television variety series The Hollywood Palace and An Evening with Fred Astaire. He designed a set "evocative of waterfront pilings" for Rod McKuen's May 10, 1969 television special on NBC.[3] He died of a heart attack at age 43.

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  1. Gould, Jack (March 3, 1959). "The New York Times". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. TV GUIDE, Carolina-Tennessee Edition, May 10-16 1969, p A-10.

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