Person:Christopher Westlund (1)

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Robert Christopher "Chris" Westlund, Movie Set Decorator
  1. Robert Christopher "Chris" Westlund, Movie Set Decorator1949 - 1987
Facts and Events
Name Robert Christopher "Chris" Westlund, Movie Set Decorator
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 3 Oct 1949 Glendale,Los Angeles County, California
Death[1] 28 Jan 1987 Los Angeles County, California
Burial[1] 1987 Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

About Robert Christopher Westlund

Robert Christopher "Chris" Westlund was born 3 October 1949 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, the son of Robert Westlund (1919-1989) and Gwendolyn G. Jones. Chris worked in the entertainment industry from 1979 to 1987 as a Set Decorator, Production Designer and in the Art Department for many movie projects including: "Comes a Horseman" (1978), "The China Syndrome" (1979), "The Runner Stumbles" (1979), "Roots, the Next Generation" (1979, mini-series), "Wonder Woman" (1979, TV Series - 8 episodes), "Midnight Madness" (1980), "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (1980, TV Series - 1 episode), "The Kids who knew too much" (1980, TV Movie), "Oh God, Book II" (1980), "The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981), "Diner" (1982), "Endangered Species" (1982), "Mike's Murder" (1685), "Swing Shift" (1984), "Best Defense" (1984), "Thief of Hearts" (1984), "The Legend of Billie Jean" (1985), "At Close Range" (1986), "American Anthem" (1986), "The Man who Fell to Earth" (1986, TV Movie) and "The Lost Boys" (1987). Source: IMBD Database

Chris was talented, creative and hard-working. He died on 28 January 1987, one of the many entertainment-industry victims who died too young from AIDS-related complications, but who will not be forgotten. He was just 37 years old.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave.

    Christopher Westlund
    Birth: Oct. 3, 1949
    Los Angeles County
    California, USA
    Death: Jan. 28, 1987
    Los Angeles
    Los Angeles County
    California, USA

    Set decorator for 10 films including: Oh, God! Book II (1980), Diner (1982) and The Lost Boys (1987).

    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=westlund&GSiman=1&GScid=7975&GRid=9603758&

  2. California, United States. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. (Sacramento, CA, USA: California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.).

    Name: Robert Christopher Westlund
    Birth Date: 3 Oct 1949
    Gender: Male
    Mother's Maiden Name: Jones
    Birth County: Los Angeles

  3.   California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death Index, 1940-1997.

    Name: Robert Christopher Westlund
    Social Security #: 551766367
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 3 Oct 1949
    Birth Place: California
    Death Date: 28 Jan 1987
    Death Place: Los Angeles
    Mother's Maiden Name: Jones

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