Arthur Lawson (1908–1970) was a
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art director. He had a long association with film directors
Michael Powell
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and
Emeric Pressburger
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, beginning in 1943 when he was
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on ''
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
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''. Three years later, when
Powell and Pressburger
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, 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
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for the set designs on ''
The Red Shoes'' in 1948.
Lawson's association with Powell continued right through to ''
Peeping Tom
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'' (1960). He received a
BAFTA nomination for ''
The Bedford Incident
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'' 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
References
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British art directors
1908 births
1970 deaths
Best Art Direction Academy Award winners
Place of birth missing
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