Clifford Fanshawe Pember (1881–1955) was a British

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notable for his set designs in British cinema and theatre. Pember worked on films during the late silent and early sound eras. Pember originally trained as an architect. In 1928 he designed the sets for

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's film '' Easy Virtue'', adapted from the play by

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. Along with Walter Murton, Pember has been identified as belonging to the "old school" of British set designers who resisted changes brought by new modernist influences (particularly by German immigrants).BFI: Clifford Pember profile
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Selected filmography

* '' Dawn'' (1928) * '' Easy Virtue'' (1928) * '' The Vortex'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' The Woman in White'' (1929) * '' Escape'' (1930) * '' Birds of Prey'' (1930) * '' Captain's Orders'' (1937)

References

Bibliography

* Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. ''Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950''. Berghahn Books, 2008.

External links

* 1881 births 1955 deaths British art directors People from Kingston upon Thames {{UK-film-bio-stub