Bond Film Set Designer Sir Ken Adam Dies

Sir Ken Adam, the production designer behind the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car and James Bond sets, has died aged 95.

He was most famous for his work on the 007 films of the 1960s and 70s, including the villain's headquarters in 1962's Dr No and the Aston Martin ejector seat.

Props created by him featured in Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker.

He also designed the triangular Pentagon War Room in the 1964 Stanley Kubrick film Dr Strangelove.

His death was confirmed by his biographer Christopher Frayling, who said he passed away in his sleep at his London home on Thursday.

He won two Academy Awards, one in 1976 for his work on Kubrick's Barry Lyndon and one in 1995 for The Madness Of King George.

He was also Oscar-nominated for his work on Around The World In 80 Days, The Spy Who Loved Me and Addams Family Values.

Born Klaus Adam in 1921 in Berlin, he served in the RAF during the Second World War after his Jewish family fled the Nazis to England.

He was knighted in 2003, a first for a production designer, and is survived by his wife Maria Letizia.

Former Bond star Sir Roger Moore led the tributes to the designer tweeting: "Sir Ken Adam - a friend, a visionary and the man who defined the look of the James Bond films."

A tweet from the official James Bond Twitter account said: "The Bond family mourns the passing of our beloved friend Sir Ken Adam who was so responsible for the visual style of the James Bond films."