Margaret Furse(1911-1974)
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Born to well known Punch Magazine illustrator Arthur G. Watts and
Phyllis Watts (nee Gordon) in 1911, Margaret married Roger Furse and
became involved in the world of the theater - specializing in costume
design - beginning at the end of World War Two. Furse's connection to
Sir Laurence Olivier undoubtedly opened many doors. Nominated for a
number of Academy Awards she was awarded Best Costume for Anne of The
Thousand Days. She and Furse eventually divorced and she remarried
author Stephen Watts (though maintaining the Furse last name
professionally) with whom she remained until her death in 1974.
