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Home/People/Grant Major
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Born
Jan 1, 1955
Age 71
Place of Birth
Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
Known For
Art
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

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Grant Major

Art

Biography
Grant Major (born 1955) is a production designer from New Zealand who is most famous for his work on The Lord of the Rings films. He won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Major's early exposure to production design began when he joined an art school in Auckland after graduating. Following this, he got a job as an assistant set designer at the local television station. Description above from the Wikipedia article Grant Major, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners' poster

No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'

as Self
2022
New Zealand as Middle Earth poster

New Zealand as Middle Earth

as self
2002
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' poster

Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'

as Self
2001