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
We Love Soaps TV recently traveled to Los Angeles and covered the red carpet and press room of the Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Watch all our interviews below.
On Episode 2.73 of We Love Soaps TV, Damon L. Jacobs and Roger Newcomb travel to the Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmys and welcome legendary Sesame Street performer Caroll Spinney along with the always hilarious (and grumpy) Oscar the Grouch.
On Episode 2.74 of We Love Soaps TV, Damon L. Jacobs and Roger Newcomb travel to the Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmys and welcome Emmy winners Crystal Chappell and Kim Turrisi. The Venice producers spoke to us right after winning in the Special Class Short Format category, the first indie soap to win and Emmy.
On Episode 2.75, We Love Soaps TV travels to the Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards to speak with Gotham producers Martha Byrne and Lisa Brown, who were nominated in...
On Episode 2.73 of We Love Soaps TV, Damon L. Jacobs and Roger Newcomb travel to the Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmys and welcome legendary Sesame Street performer Caroll Spinney along with the always hilarious (and grumpy) Oscar the Grouch.
On Episode 2.74 of We Love Soaps TV, Damon L. Jacobs and Roger Newcomb travel to the Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmys and welcome Emmy winners Crystal Chappell and Kim Turrisi. The Venice producers spoke to us right after winning in the Special Class Short Format category, the first indie soap to win and Emmy.
On Episode 2.75, We Love Soaps TV travels to the Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards to speak with Gotham producers Martha Byrne and Lisa Brown, who were nominated in...
- 6/27/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
On Episode 2.76, We Love Soaps TV travels to the Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards to speak with the cast and crew of General Hospital including Jason Thompson, Lisa Locicero, Mary Iannelli, Chip Dox, Averill Perry, Jim Ralston, Vincent Steib, Mark Teschner, and Jill Farren Phelps.
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Here are the Daytime Emmy nominations in the technical categories.
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design For A Drama Series All My Children ABC Production Designer James Jones Art Director Bryan Langer Set Decorator Kay Dee Lavorin The Bold and the Beautiful CBS Production Designer Jack Forrestel Art Directors Fabrice Kenwood Charlotte Garnell Scheide Set Decorator Elsa Zamparelli General Hospital ABC Production Designer Chip Dox Art Director Daniel Proett Set Decorators Jennifer Elliott Andrew Evashchen One Life To Live ABC Production Designer Roger Mooney Art Directors Ruth Wells John Kenny Martin Fahrer The Young and the Restless CBS Production Designer William Hultstrom Art Director David Hoffmann Set Decorators Joe Bevacqua Andrea Joel Fred Cooper
Outstanding Achievement for a Casting DirectorFor A Drama Series All My Children ABC Casting Director Judy Wilson General Hospital ABC Casting Director Mark Teschner One Life To Live ABC Casting Director Julie Madison...
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design For A Drama Series All My Children ABC Production Designer James Jones Art Director Bryan Langer Set Decorator Kay Dee Lavorin The Bold and the Beautiful CBS Production Designer Jack Forrestel Art Directors Fabrice Kenwood Charlotte Garnell Scheide Set Decorator Elsa Zamparelli General Hospital ABC Production Designer Chip Dox Art Director Daniel Proett Set Decorators Jennifer Elliott Andrew Evashchen One Life To Live ABC Production Designer Roger Mooney Art Directors Ruth Wells John Kenny Martin Fahrer The Young and the Restless CBS Production Designer William Hultstrom Art Director David Hoffmann Set Decorators Joe Bevacqua Andrea Joel Fred Cooper
Outstanding Achievement for a Casting DirectorFor A Drama Series All My Children ABC Casting Director Judy Wilson General Hospital ABC Casting Director Mark Teschner One Life To Live ABC Casting Director Julie Madison...
- 5/11/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
On April 14, not long before it becomes the first ABC sudser to broadcast in high definition, General Hospital will unveil a new nurses' hub, that pivotal set's first freshening-up in many a year. And it's well-deserved, too, since the location was blown to bits last month as the casualty of a plot twist. Gh production designer Chip Dox offered TVGuide.com an inside look at how and why the hospital's nerve center got a much-needed redo. Check out photos here. TVGuide.com: Which came first — the decision to have an explosion in the hospital or the idea to update the nurses' hub?
Chip Dox: They came pretty much on top of each other. For [the Gh spin-off] Night Shift, we built a new hub, with the idea that ...
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Chip Dox: They came pretty much on top of each other. For [the Gh spin-off] Night Shift, we built a new hub, with the idea that ...
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- 4/8/2009
- by Matt Mitovich
- TVGuide.com - Features
On April 14, not long before it becomes the first ABC sudser to broadcast in high definition, General Hospital will unveil a new nurses' hub, that pivotal set's first freshening-up in many a year. And it's well-deserved, too, since the location was blown to bits last month as the casualty of a plot twist. Gh production designer Chip Dox offered TVGuide.com an inside look at how and why the hospital's nerve center got a much-needed redo. Check out photos here. TVGuide.com: Which came first — the decision to have an explosion in the hospital or the idea to update the nurses' hub?
Chip Dox: They came pretty much on top of each other. For [the Gh spin-off] Night Shift, we built a new hub, with the idea that ...
Read More >...
Chip Dox: They came pretty much on top of each other. For [the Gh spin-off] Night Shift, we built a new hub, with the idea that ...
Read More >...
- 4/8/2009
- by Matt Mitovich
- TVGuide - Breaking News
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