Award-winning Aussie costume designer who worked on King Kong and Muriel’s Wedding dead: ‘A wonderful dry wit’
Award-winning Australian costume designer Terry Ryan has passed away.
Back to Crawford Productions, a Facebook group dedicated to preserving the memory of the iconic Australian television production house, shared the news of Terry’s death last week.
“Sad to report the passing of former Crawford costume designer Terry Ryan last Monday,” the post read.
‘Although there are no details at this stage about Terry’s death, if we hear anything we will certainly pass on any news.’
The post was supplemented with two photos of Terry, one of which showed him sharing a light-hearted moment with Crawford’s wardrobe supervisor Gardi Seymour.
News of the multi-award winning designer’s death was met with many tributes from colleagues and fans.
Award-winning Australian costume designer Terry Ryan has passed away
His talents were used in a series of Australian films on the big and small screen, such as the WWII miniseries The Cowra Breakout and the Peter Weir-directed, Mel Gibson-led film The Year Of Living Dangerably. Terry is pictured with Gardi Seymour, Crawford’s wardrobe supervisor
One follower reacted to the sad news, recalling that Terry was ‘full of life’.
‘I’m sorry to hear this. Terry was one of a kind, full of life and a wonderful dry sense of humor,” they wrote.
Another chimed in with something similar: “Awww, Terry. I hadn’t seen you in years, but it’s so sad to hear this.’
A third summed up the sentiment with: “That’s so sad… very fond memories.”
Terry enjoyed quite a long and storied career both in Australia and abroad.
His first big screen film credit was in 1980 for the fantasy horror Harlequin, starring David Hemmings and Gus Mercurio.
His talents were also used in a series of Australian films on the big and small screen, such as the WWII miniseries The Cowra Breakout and the Peter Weir-directed, Mel Gibson-led film, The Year Of Living Dangerably.
He also worked on the iconic 1981 Mel Gibson film Gallipoli, for which he received an Australian Film Institute Award nomination.
He also worked on the iconic 1981 Mel Gibson film Gallipoli, for which he received an Australian Film Institute Award nomination.
Terry was also nominated for a Best Achievement in Costume Design AFI award for his work on the 1994 Toni Collette hit, Muriel’s Wedding.
He also provided the looks for Peter Jackson’s King Kong remake, starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett and Adrien Brody.
Terry was ultimately nominated ten times for an AFI award and won six.
Notably, Terry was nominated for Best Achievement in Costume Design for his work on the 1994 Toni Collette hit Muriel’s Wedding.
Terry’s work has also been recognized worldwide, with the talented Australian receiving a Primetime Emmy nomination for his work on the science fiction series Farscape.
He also provided the looks for Peter Jackson’s King Kong remake, starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett and Adrien Brody.
His work on King Kong earned Terry several Best Costume nominations, including one at the 2006 Saturn Awards.
Throughout his career, Terry worked on no fewer than 50 productions as a costume designer.
According to IMDB, Terry’s last big screen credit was in the Roland Joffe-directed 2015 action novel, The Lovers.
Although best known for his word as a costume designer, Terry also provided the voice of Derryn the Dopey dog on the ’90s ABC children’s show The Ferals.