The soap world is mourning the loss of the talented former Emmy-winning production designer and art director Charles “Chip” Dox. He was best known for his work on General Hospital and Days of Our Lives.
Dox was born on March 14, 1943. He died on August 15, 2023, at age 80. He is credited for designing the cushy Quartermaine mansion and the sets for the Nurses Ball. Dox didn’t allow rejection to get him down.
A letter from a studio executive in 1970 said that the chances of making a living in the film industry were not good. Chip graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology (Carnegie Mellon University).
He also served two years in the army. Chip began his tenure teaching but was determined to move West to pursue a career in set design. He wanted to make his mark on Hollywood.
He volunteered to design sets for Broadway charity events and helped people without homes in his spare time. Mr. Dox also mentored up-and-coming art directors. He helped design family weddings and parties.
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The creative and spectacular artist had a hand in almost anything and everything you could imagine. He started designing touring shows for megastars like Elton John, The Beach Boys, Earth, Wind, & Fire, and Chicago.
Dox then worked with Tracey Ulman on her sitcom, “Tracey Takes On.” While working on the sitcom, he received one nomination for Superior Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program (1998).
He also worked on a Lifetime comedy series called “Oh Baby.” The show ran from 1998 to 2000 on Lifetime and from 1999 to 2003 on Canada’s W Network.
He also worked on set designs for sitcoms like Viva Vegas and Los Beltran at Telemundo, an American-Spanish language terrestrial television station.
Dox’s career took off when he came to the world of soap operas. He worked for 17 years on Days of Our Lives. While working on this show, he won his first daytime Emmy for Outstanding Set Direction in 1997.
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His personal life was also very fulfilling. While working for Days of Our Lives, he met his wife, Jeanne Haney. He was married to her for 29 years. The two of them recently celebrated their wedding anniversary.
He and his wife have three daughters, and he also has a stepdaughter and grandchildren.
Dox came to General Hospital for set and production design in 2005. He won an Emmy for his outstanding work in 2011. He was terrific at his job and received many accolades.
His work on ABC soaps was most notable. In addition to working on General Hospital, he did the set design for the GH spinoff, Port Charles, and the primetime sudser, Nightshift, associated with General Hospital.
Dox designed a plethora of sets and home interiors. He is renowned for creating gorgeous, elaborate sets that fans not only loved but remember well to this day, especially when the budget for soap operas started to shrink substantially.
He worked designing sets at General Hospital until he retired in 2015.
Dox was a true talent, and the cast and crew of Days of Our Lives and General Hospital will remember him fondly.
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