Chip Dox, longtime “General Hospital” production designer and art director, died on Aug. 15. He was 80.
Dox worked as a production designer on daytime television for over 27 years. He worked on “Days of Our Lives” for 17 years and won an Emmy for Outstanding Set Direction in 1997. Moving from NBC to ABC, Dox worked on “Nightshift” and “General Hospital.” Throughout his career, his work ranged from designing home interiors to simulating natural disasters. He worked on designing and updating the Nurses Ball station on “General Hospital” and won another Emmy for his work before his 2015 retirement.
Dox attended Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University, and gained experience in local theater. He served two years in the Army before returning to his alma mater as a teacher. Despite rejection letters, he was intent on moving out west and making his way in Hollywood.
Dox also helped design tours for iconic artists including Elton John,...
Dox worked as a production designer on daytime television for over 27 years. He worked on “Days of Our Lives” for 17 years and won an Emmy for Outstanding Set Direction in 1997. Moving from NBC to ABC, Dox worked on “Nightshift” and “General Hospital.” Throughout his career, his work ranged from designing home interiors to simulating natural disasters. He worked on designing and updating the Nurses Ball station on “General Hospital” and won another Emmy for his work before his 2015 retirement.
Dox attended Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University, and gained experience in local theater. He served two years in the Army before returning to his alma mater as a teacher. Despite rejection letters, he was intent on moving out west and making his way in Hollywood.
Dox also helped design tours for iconic artists including Elton John,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Chip Dox, the two-time Daytime Emmy-winning production designer and art director who spent nearly three decades on soap operas including Days of Our Lives and General Hospital, has died. He was 80.
Dox died Aug. 15 at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, a spokesperson for General Hospital told The Hollywood Reporter.
Dox also designed touring shows for such acts as Elton John, The Beach Boys, Chicago, Jackson Browne and Earth, Wind & Fire and worked with Tracey Ullman on her Fox sitcom Tracey Takes On, on the 1998-2000 Lifetime comedy Oh Baby and on the Telemundo sitcoms Viva Vegas and Los Beltrán.
Dox spent 17 years with NBC’s Days of Our Lives and received his first Emmy in 1997. He then moved to ABC and worked on General Hospital, the spinoff Port Charles and the primetime soap Nightshift, collecting another Emmy in 2011 for G.H. (amid seven nominations) before he retired in...
Dox died Aug. 15 at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, a spokesperson for General Hospital told The Hollywood Reporter.
Dox also designed touring shows for such acts as Elton John, The Beach Boys, Chicago, Jackson Browne and Earth, Wind & Fire and worked with Tracey Ullman on her Fox sitcom Tracey Takes On, on the 1998-2000 Lifetime comedy Oh Baby and on the Telemundo sitcoms Viva Vegas and Los Beltrán.
Dox spent 17 years with NBC’s Days of Our Lives and received his first Emmy in 1997. He then moved to ABC and worked on General Hospital, the spinoff Port Charles and the primetime soap Nightshift, collecting another Emmy in 2011 for G.H. (amid seven nominations) before he retired in...
- 8/30/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Charles “Chip” Dox, a former Emmy-winning production designer and art director for daytime dramas like General Hospital and Days of Our Lives, died Aug. 15. He was 80.
Dox first joined Gh in 2005, where he best known for designing those fancy Quartermaine homes and the sets for the beloved Nurses Ball. He won an Emmy for his work on the ABC sudser in 2011.
Before he joined the entertainment industry, Dox attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University) and served two years in the Army. He ended up teaching at his alma mater, but he was determined to move west and launch a design career in Tinseltown.
There wasn’t a genre Cox didn’t have a hand in. He designed touring shows for Elton John, The Beach Boys, Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire and Jackson Browne. He worked with Tracey Ulman on her sitcom Tracey Takes On, as...
Dox first joined Gh in 2005, where he best known for designing those fancy Quartermaine homes and the sets for the beloved Nurses Ball. He won an Emmy for his work on the ABC sudser in 2011.
Before he joined the entertainment industry, Dox attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University) and served two years in the Army. He ended up teaching at his alma mater, but he was determined to move west and launch a design career in Tinseltown.
There wasn’t a genre Cox didn’t have a hand in. He designed touring shows for Elton John, The Beach Boys, Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire and Jackson Browne. He worked with Tracey Ulman on her sitcom Tracey Takes On, as...
- 8/30/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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