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John Bryan(1911-1969)

  • Art Director
  • Producer
  • Production Designer
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John Bryan was born on 12 August 1911 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an art director and producer, known for Great Expectations (1946), Oliver Twist (1948) and Becket (1964). He was married to Ivy Kathleen Swan. He died on 10 June 1969 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK.
BornAugust 12, 1911
DiedJune 10, 1969(57)
BornAugust 12, 1911
DiedJune 10, 1969(57)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Jean Simmons, Finlay Currie, Valerie Hobson, Martita Hunt, John Mills, and Tony Wager in Great Expectations (1946)
Great Expectations
7.8
  • Production Designer
  • 1946
John Howard Davies, Anthony Newley, Robert Newton, Francis L. Sullivan, and Kay Walsh in Oliver Twist (1948)
Oliver Twist
7.8
  • Art Department
  • 1948
Becket (1964)
Becket
7.7
  • Production Designer
  • 1964
Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, and Claude Rains in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
Caesar and Cleopatra
6.2
  • Art Director
  • 1945

Credits

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Art Director

  • Stewart Granger, Anne Crawford, and Jean Kent in Caravan (1946)
    Caravan
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1946
  • Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, and Claude Rains in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
    Caesar and Cleopatra
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1945
  • James Mason and Margaret Lockwood in The Wicked Lady (1945)
    The Wicked Lady
    6.8
    • Art Director
    • 1945
  • Phyllis Calvert in Two Thousand Women (1944)
    Two Thousand Women
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1944
  • A Lady Surrenders (1944)
    A Lady Surrenders
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1944
  • Man of Evil (1944)
    Man of Evil
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1944
  • Time Flies (1944)
    Time Flies
    5.5
    • Art Director
    • 1944
  • Millions Like Us (1943)
    Millions Like Us
    6.8
    • Art Director
    • 1943
  • Robert Donat and Valerie Hobson in The Adventures of Tartu (1943)
    The Adventures of Tartu
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1943
  • Margaret Lockwood and Michael Wilding in Dear Octopus (1943)
    Dear Octopus
    5.2
    • Art Director
    • 1943
  • King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)
    King Arthur Was a Gentleman
    5.4
    • Art Director
    • 1942
  • Sally Gray and Anton Walbrook in Suicide Squadron (1941)
    Suicide Squadron
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1941
  • Wendy Hiller in Major Barbara (1941)
    Major Barbara
    6.8
    • Art Director
    • 1941
  • The Spider
    7.6
    • Art Director
    • 1939
  • The Fugitive (1939)
    The Fugitive
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1939

Producer

  • The Touchables (1968)
    The Touchables
    5.2
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Peter Sellers, Britt Ekland, Tino Buazzelli, Maria Grazia Buccella, Lando Buzzanca, and Paolo Stoppa in After the Fox (1966)
    After the Fox
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1966
  • Tamahine (1963)
    Tamahine
    5.9
    • produced by
    • 1963
  • The Girl on the Boat (1962)
    The Girl on the Boat
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Norman Wisdom in There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
    There Was a Crooked Man
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Alec Guinness in The Horse's Mouth (1958)
    The Horse's Mouth
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1958
  • Windom's Way (1957)
    Windom's Way
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Belinda Lee in The Secret Place (1957)
    The Secret Place
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1957
  • The Spanish Gardener (1956)
    The Spanish Gardener
    6.7
    • produced by
    • 1956
  • Gregory Peck and Win Min Than in The Purple Plain (1954)
    The Purple Plain
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1954
  • Man with a Million (1954)
    Man with a Million
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1954
  • The Promoter (1952)
    The Promoter
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1952

Production Designer

  • Great Catherine (1968)
    Great Catherine
    5.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1968
  • Becket (1964)
    Becket
    7.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1964
  • The Magic Box (1951)
    The Magic Box
    7.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1951
  • James Mason and Ava Gardner in Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
    Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
    6.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1951
  • Golden Salamander (1950)
    Golden Salamander
    6.3
    • designer
    • 1950
  • Stewart Granger and Valerie Hobson in Blanche Fury (1948)
    Blanche Fury
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1948
  • Take My Life (1947)
    Take My Life
    6.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1947
  • Jean Simmons, Finlay Currie, Valerie Hobson, Martita Hunt, John Mills, and Tony Wager in Great Expectations (1946)
    Great Expectations
    7.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • E.J. Bryan
  • Born
    • August 12, 1911
    • Kensington, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 10, 1969
    • Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, UK(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Ivy Kathleen SwanApril 20, 1935 - June 10, 1969 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1959
  • Quotes
    The irregularity of your lines on a sketch-board is what makes a set come alive.

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