John Stoll (13 December 1913 – 25 June 1990) was a British art director. He won an

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in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''

Lawrence of Arabia Thomas Edward Lawrence (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916–1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–191 ...

''. During the 1950s, he worked largely on low-budget British

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Selected filmography

* '' Glad Tidings'' (1953) * '' Flannelfoot'' (1953) * '' What Every Woman Wants'' (1954) * '' The Sleeping Tiger'' (1954) * '' The Crowded Day'' (1954) * ''

Radio Cab Murder ''Radio Cab Murder'' is a 1954 British crime film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Jimmy Hanley, Lana Morris and Sonia Holm. It was made at Walton Studios and on location around Kensington and Notting Hill in London. The film's sets wer ...

'' (1954) * '' The Green Carnation'' (1954) * ''

The Black Rider ''The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets'' is a self-billed "musical fable" in the avant-garde tradition created through the collaboration of theatre director Robert Wilson, musician Tom Waits, and writer William S. Burroughs. Wi ...

'' (1954) * '' The Harassed Hero'' (1954) * ''

The Scarlet Web ''The Scarlet Web'' is a 1954 British crime film directed by Charles Saunders (director), Charles Saunders and starring Griffith Jones (actor), Griffith Jones, Hazel Court and Zena Marshall.Chibnall & McFarlane p.184 The film was made at Walton ...

'' (1954) * ''

The Happiness of Three Women ''The Happiness of Three Women'' is a 1954 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Brenda de Banzie, Donald Houston and Petula Clark. The film was released on the Odeon Circuit as a double bill with ''The Crowded Day''.Chibna ...

'' (1954) * '' Where There's a Will'' (1955) * '' Marilyn'' (1955) * '' Keep It Clean'' (1956) * '' Passport to Treason'' (1956) * '' A Touch of the Sun'' (1956) * '' No Road Back'' (1957) * '' West of Suez'' (1957) * '' That Woman Opposite'' (1957) * ''

The Camp on Blood Island ''The Camp on Blood Island'' is a 1958 British World War II film, directed by Val Guest for Hammer Film Productions and starring André Morell, Carl Möhner, Edward Underdown and Walter Fitzgerald. The film is set in a Japanese prisoner of ...

'' (1958) * '' A Cry from the Streets'' (1958) * '' I Only Arsked!'' (1958) * '' Light Up the Sky!'' (1960) * '' Sword of Sherwood Forest'' (1960) * ''

The Greengage Summer ''The Greengage Summer'' (called ''The Loss of Innocence'' in the U.S.) is a 1961 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More and Susannah York (in her first leading role). It was based on the novel ''The Greengage S ...

'' (1961) * ''

'' (1962) * '' The Running Man'' (1963) * ''

Lost Command ''Lost Command'' (aka ''Les Centurions'') is a 1966 American war film directed and produced by Mark Robson and starring Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon, George Segal, Michèle Morgan, Maurice Ronet and Claudia Cardinale. It is based on the best-sell ...

'' (1966)

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* * 1913 births 1990 deaths British art directors British film designers Best Art Direction Academy Award winners Film people from London {{artdirector-stub