Barbara Ling, Production Designer of ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ ‘Michael,’ Dies at 73

Academy Award winner Barbara Ling, the production designer for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Michael, has died at age 73. A WME spokesperson confirmed she passed away in Santa Barbara following a cancer diagnosis. Ling began her Hollywood career as a lighting designer and worked for four decades on various projects, including The Doors and Falling Down. Her extensive professional legacy includes designing sets for directors such as Oliver Stone, Joel Schumacher, and Antoine Fuqua.