James J. Murakami - Emmy-winning art director for Deadwood - passes away at 91

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The production world is in mourning on Thursday, with the news that Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated art director James J. Murakami has passed away.Murakami is best known for his Emmy-winning work as the art director on HBO's Deadwood, and his many collaborations with Clint Eastwood.He passed on December 15 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after complications from a fall, his wife Ginger confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

R.I.P.: The production world is in mourning on Thursday, with the news that Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated art director James J.

Murakami has passed awayMurakami was born in June 1931 in Sacramento, California, spending most of his childhood in Campbell, California.He and his family were interred at a war relocation camp throughout World War II, and after the war ended, he moved to Venice, California.

He attended Venice High School and went on to study at the Chouinard Art Institute, as he honed his skills to achieve his goal of designing for motion pictures Born: Murakami was born in June 1931 in Sacramento, California, spending most of his childhood in Campbell, CaliforniaWith no connections to his name, he started out working for architects as a delineator and consultant.He got his start in moves and television with a job at ZIV Studio, where he spent a number of years in various art departments.His first movie job was as Assistant Art Director for Dean Tavoularis on The Godfather: Part II in 1974, who he also assisted on 1979's Apocalypse Now.