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Osbert Lancaster(1908-1986)

  • Art Department
  • Costume Designer
  • Actor
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Osbert Lancaster was born on 4 August 1908 in London, England, UK. He was a costume designer and actor, known for Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965), Startime (1959) and Theatre Night (1957). He was married to Anne Scott-James and Karen Harris. He died on 27 July 1986 in London, England, UK.
BornAugust 4, 1908
DiedJuly 27, 1986(77)
BornAugust 4, 1908
DiedJuly 27, 1986(77)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 win total

Known for

Gert Fröbe, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Irina Demick, James Fox, Sarah Miles, Robert Morley, Red Skelton, Alberto Sordi, Eric Sykes, Terry-Thomas, and Stuart Whitman in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
7.0
  • Costume Designer
  • 1965
Startime (1959)
Startime
TV Series
  • Art Department
Theatre Night (1957)
Theatre Night
8.1
TV Series
  • Art Department
Pineapple Poll
TV Movie
  • Art Department
  • 1959

Credits

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Art Department



  • Coppélia, A ballet in three acts (2000)
    Coppélia, A ballet in three acts
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • set designer
    • 2000
  • The Children's Royal Variety Performance (1994)
    The Children's Royal Variety Performance
    TV Special
    • set designer
    • 1994
  • Pineapple Poll
    TV Movie
    • set designer
    • 1979
  • Richard Burton and David Niven in This Is Noel Coward (1972)
    This Is Noel Coward
    TV Special
    • cartoons specially design by
    • 1972
  • Startime (1959)
    Startime
    TV Series
    • original designs by
    • 1959
  • Pineapple Poll
    TV Movie
    • set designer
    • 1959
  • Theatre Night (1957)
    Theatre Night
    8.1
    TV Series
    • scenery
    • 1957

Costume Designer



  • Coppélia, A ballet in three acts (2000)
    Coppélia, A ballet in three acts
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • original designs
    • 2000
  • Gert Fröbe, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Irina Demick, James Fox, Sarah Miles, Robert Morley, Red Skelton, Alberto Sordi, Eric Sykes, Terry-Thomas, and Stuart Whitman in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965)
    Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
    7.0
    • costumes designed by
    • 1965
  • Theatre Night (1957)
    Theatre Night
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Costume Designer
    • 1957

Actor



  • Is Art Necessary? (1958)
    Is Art Necessary?
    TV Series
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Sir Osbert Lancaster
  • Born
    • August 4, 1908
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 27, 1986
    • London, England, UK(after a long illness)
  • Spouses
      Anne Scott-James1967 - July 27, 1986 (his death)
  • Other works
    He designed the ballet, "La Fille Mal Gardee," and "Facade," in a Royal Ballet production at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England with Nadia Nerina, David Blair, Leslie Edwards, Alexander Grant, Vyvyan Lorrayne, Monica Mason, Deanne Bergsma, Derek Rencher, Doreen Wells, Merle Park, and Peter Clegg in the cast. Frederick Ashton was choreographer.
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