Les D. Gobruegge

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Les D. Gobruegge (29 May 19145 July 2009; age 95) was a set designer for Star Trek: First Contact. His name was also listed on the dedication plaque of the USS Enterprise-E in the film.

A graduate of the Chouinard Art Institute, Gobruegge worked as an artist in the entertainment industry for sixty years; he retired at the age of 85.

Mid-career, he worked as an assistant art director on The Bill Cosby Show during its last season in 1970/1971 and on The Big Bus (1976). His work as art director includes Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976, with cinematography by John A. Alonzo), Family (1976-77, starring Gary Frank), In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (1977, with Brian Keith), The Muppet Movie (1979), CHiPs (1979-80) and Dallas (1981-82), Big Trouble in Little China (1986, with Kim Cattrall), and A Time of Destiny (1988).

As Set Designer he worked on Explorers (1985), Clue (1985, with Christopher Lloyd and Michael McKean), The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991), Volcano (1997, with art director Donald B. Woodruff), My Giant (1998), and Bowfinger (1999).

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