Arthur Lawson (designer)
Arthur Lawson | |
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Born | 1908 Sunderland, County Durham, England |
Died | 1970 (aged 61–62) |
Occupation | Art director |
Years active | 1942–1969 |
Arthur Lawson (1908–1970) was a British art director. He had a long association with film directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, beginning in 1943 when he was floor manager on The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Three years later, when Powell and Pressburger, also known as The Archers, made A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Lawson had graduated to assistant art director.
He worked with Alfred Junge on the set decoration for Black Narcissus (1947), and won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration for The Red Shoes (1948).[1] Lawson's association with Powell continued until Peeping Tom (1960). He received a BAFTA nomination for The Bedford Incident (1965).
Filmography
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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1942 | The Foreman Went to France | Charles Frend | |
1943 | The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger | |
1944 | This Happy Breed | David Lean | |
The Way Ahead | Carol Reed | ||
1946 | They Knew Mr. Knight | Norman Walker | |
A Matter of Life and Death | Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger | ||
1947 | Black Narcissus | ||
1948 | The Red Shoes | Won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration – Color Shared with Hein Heckroth | |
1950 | Gone to Earth | ||
The Elusive Pimpernel | |||
1951 | The Tales of Hoffmann | ||
1952 | Folly to Be Wise | Frank Launder | |
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merry Men | Ken Annakin | ||
1953 | Twice Upon a Time | Emeric Pressburger | |
Front Page Story | Gordon Parry | ||
1954 | The Constant Husband | Sidney Gilliat | |
1955 | Oh... Rosalinda!! | Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger | |
Richard III | Laurence Olivier | ||
1956 | The Battle of the River Plate | Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger | |
Sea Wife | Bob McNaught | ||
High Terrace | Henry Cass | ||
1957 | Hour of Decision | C. M. Pennington-Richards | |
Seven Thunders | Hugo Fregonese | ||
1958 | Harry Black | ||
1959 | The Devils Disciple | Guy Hamilton | |
1960 | Sink the Bismarck | Lewis Gilbert | |
Peeping Tom | Michael Powell | ||
1961 | The Valiant | Roy Ward Baker | |
1962 | The Very Edge | Cyril Frankel | |
The Brian | Freddie Francis | ||
H.M.S. Defiant | Lewis Gilbert | ||
1963 | The Leather Boys | Sidney J. Furie | |
1965 | The Bedford Incident | James B. Harris | Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Art Direction – Black and White |
1966 | The Blue Max | John Guillermin | |
Bindle (One of Them Days) | Peter Saunders | ||
1967 | The Double Man | Frank Schaeffer | |
1968 | The Lost Continent | Michael Carreras | |
1969 | Midas Run | Alf Kjellin |
References
- ^ "The 21st Academy Awards (1949) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
External links
- Arthur Lawson at IMDb
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