Valerie Charlton
Appearance
Valerie Charlton made props, models and special effects for movies in the 1970s and 1980s, especially those by the Monty Python troupe and Terry Gilliam.
Her partner was Julian Doyle, who also worked on many of the same movies.[1]
Productions and works
[edit]- The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, dragon boat prow, Black Knight's tent and Trojan rabbit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)[1][2][3]
- Jabberwocky (1977)[4]
- Monty Python's Life of Brian (1980)[4]
- Time Bandits (1981)[4]
- The Landstriders in The Dark Crystal (1982)[4]
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)[4]
- the winged model of Sam Lowry – the protagonist of Brazil (1985)[5]
- Hoggle and Riding Goblins in Labyrinth (1986)[4]
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)[1]
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Darl Larsen (2015), A Book about the Film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Rowman & Littlefield, p. 10, ISBN 9781442245549
- ^ Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, Prop Store
- ^ "Never-seen-before Monty Python scripts and props have sold for a LOT of money", Daily Mirror, 29 September 2016
- ^ a b c d e f g Valerie Charlton, British Film Institute, archived from the original on 20 February 2020
- ^ David Neat (2013), Model-making: Materials and Methods, Crowood, p. 19, ISBN 9781847977298