May 18, 1942 - December 1, 2020
Los Angeles Times
December 6, 2020
Norm Newberry passed away at home, after a short fight with cancer, on December
1, 2020. He is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Carolyn, son Peter
(Meghan), grandchildren Grace, Lila, and William; daughter Rebecca (Beth
Kodluboy), five siblings and many nieces and nephews. Norm was born in
Hollywood to William and Frances Newberry. He attended Blessed Sacrament School
and Loyola High School (Class of '60). He received a BA in architecture from
the University of Notre Dame (Class of '65) and served in the U.S. Navy Civil
Engineer Corps from 1968-1971. His versatile 50-year career in the
entertainment industry included television, motion pictures and theme park
design. Norm worked as a set designer, art director and production designer on
over 35 films and TV shows. He turned his visual storytelling talents to theme
park design, working as an executive art director for Universal Creative on
parks in California, Florida and Japan. In the final years of his career he
pioneered art direction techniques in motion capture films such as Polar
Express and Avatar. He was an active member of the Art Directors Guild and the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2018, he received the Art
Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award. In retirement, he continued to
consult, teach and lecture on art direction. Norm was a generous man, sharing
his knowledge and friendship. He will be missed by many.Services will be held
in the future when it is safe to gather. In the meantime, the family requests
memorial donations be made to the Blind Children's Center, 4120 Marathon
Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90029
NEWBERRY, Norman (Norman R. Newberry)
Born: 5/18/1942, Hollywood, California, U.S.A.
Died: 12/1/2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Norman Newberry’s western – art director:
The Oregon Trail (TV) - 1976
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