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Bill Klages, First Lighting Designer in TV Academy Hall of Fame and Seven-Time Emmy Winner, Dies at 97
William "Bill" Klages, the first lighting designer inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame and seven-time Emmy winner, has died.
Klages won one Emmy Award for outstanding visual achievement in special visual effects and six for outstanding lighting direction for his work on “The Lie,” “Mitzi & 100 Guys,” “The Dorothy Hamill Special,” “The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of Performing Arts,” “Great Performances: Dance in America” and the 33rd Grammy Awards. Klages entered the entertainment industry in 1948 when the NBC network hired him as a maintenance engineer at its flagship New York City studios. Klages lighted a wide range of variety shows, dramatic productions, entertainment specials and award presentations throughout his career.
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