Gropman, David

(David Lloyd Gropman)

PERSONAL

Born in Los Angeles, CA.

Addresses: Agent—The Skouras Agency, 1149 Third St., Third Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403.

Career: Production designer, art director, and set designer.

Member: Art Directors Guild.

Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination (with Beth A. Rubino), best art direction-set decoration, 2000, for The Cider House Rules; Excellence in Production Design Award (with others), feature film—contemporary films, Art Directors Guild, and Film Award nomination, best production design, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, both 2001, for Chocolat; Excellence in Production Design Award nomination (with others), feature film—contemporary films, 2002, for The Shipping News.

CREDITS

Film Production Designer:

Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Cinecom International, 1982.

Key Exchange, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985.

Home of the Brave (also known as Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson), United Artists/Cinecom International, 1986.

Campus Man, Paramount, 1987.

Sweet Lorraine, Angelika Films, 1987.

Miles from Home (also known as Farm of the Year), Cinecom International, 1988.

Slaves of New York, TriStar, 1989.

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge, Miramax, 1990.

Quick Change, Warner Bros., 1990.

Once Around, Universal, 1991.

The Cutting Edge, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1992.

Of Mice and Men, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1992.

Searching for Bobby Fischer (also known as Innocent Moves), Paramount, 1993.

Nobody's Fool, Paramount, 1994.

Waiting to Exhale, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995.

A Walk in the Clouds (also known as Caminando por las nubes and Un paseo por las nubes), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995.

Marvin's Room, Miramax, 1996.

One Fine Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996.

A Civil Action, Buena Vista, 1998.

Twilight, Paramount, 1998.

The Cider House Rules, Miramax, 1999.

Center Stage (also known as Centre Stage), Columbia, 2000.

Chocolat, Miramax, 2000.

The Shipping News (also known as Noeuds et denouements), Miramax, 2001.

The Human Stain (also known as Der menschliche Makel and La couleur du mensonge), Miramax, 2003.

Casanova (also known as Untitled Casanova Project), Buena Vista, 2005.

An Unfinished Life, Miramax, 2005.

Little Children, New Line Cinema, 2006.

Film Art Director:

O. C. and Stiggs, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987.

Film Set Designer:

(Uncredited) Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Cinecom International, 1982.

Television Production Designer; Movies:

The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James, ABC, 1986.

Babycakes, CBS, 1989.

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, ABC, 1991.

Television Set Designer; Specials:

"The Comedy of Errors," Live from Lincoln Center, broadcast on Great Performances, PBS, 1987.

Television Production Designer; Specials:

The Laundromat, HBO, 1985.

"The Comedy of Errors," Live from Lincoln Center, broadcast on Great Performances, PBS, 1987.

"Life under Water," American Playhouse, PBS, 1989.

Television Production Designer; Pilots:

We're Puttin' on the Ritz, CBS, 1986.

Stage Set Designer:

(As David Lloyd Gropman) Conjuring an Event, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1978.

Buried Child, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1979.

Billy Bishop Goes to War, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1980.

Mass Appeal, Stage 73, New York City, 1980.

True West, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, Martinson Hall, New York City, 1980–81.

Family Devotions, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, Newman Theatre, New York City, 1981.

Whistler, Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1981–82.

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Circle Repertory Company, Circle in the Square Downtown, New York City, 1984.

Eden Court, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1985.

Stage Scenic Designer:

The 1940's Radio Hour (musical), St. James Theatre, New York City, 1979–80.

Billy Bishop Goes to War (musical), Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1980.

Passione, Morosco Theatre, 1980.

Lena Horne: "The Lady and Her Music," Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1981–82.

Mass Appeal, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1981–82.

Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1982.

A Little Family Business, Martin Beck Theatre, 1982.

Open Admissions, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1984.

The Comedy of Errors, Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York City, 1987.

Death and the King's Horseman, Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theater, 1987.

Stage Costume Designer:

Whistler, Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1981–82.