Arthur Lawson (designer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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art director
Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1908
Place of Birth: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1970
Profession: scenographer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Arthur Lawson (designer)
- 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, Lawson had graduated to assistant art director.
- He worked with Alfred Junge on the sets for Black Narcissus in 1947, and earned an Oscar for the set designs on The Red Shoes in 1948.
- Lawson’s association with Powell continued right through to Peeping Tom (1960).
- He received a BAFTA nomination for The Bedford Incident in 1965. Listing of films: 1942 The Foreman Went to France 1943 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp 1944 This Happy Breed 1944 The Way Ahead 1945 They Knew Mr.
- Knight 1946 A Matter of Life and Death 1947 Black Narcissus 1948 The Red Shoes 1950 Gone to Earth 1950 The Elusive Pimpernel 1951 The Tales of Hoffmann 1952 Folly to Be Wise 1952 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merry Men 1953 Twice upon a Time 1953 Front Page Story 1954 The Constant Husband 1955 Oh...
- Rosalinda!! 1955 Richard III 1956 The Battle of the River Plate 1956 Sea Wife 1956 The High Terrace 1957 Hour of Decision 1957 Seven Thunders 1958 Harry Black 1959 The Devils Desciple 1960 Sink the Bismarck 1960 Cleopatra 1960 Peeping Tom 1961 The Valiant 1962 The Very Edge 1962 Vengeance 1962 H.M.S.
- Defiant 1963 The Leather Boys 1963 Hornblower 1965 The Bedford Incident 1965 Called in to assist in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines 1966.
- The Blue Max....Travelling mat expertise 1966 Binddle (One of Them Days) 1967 The Double Man 1968 The Lost Continent 1968 Midas Run
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