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Arthur Lawson(1908-1970)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Production Designer
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Arthur Lawson was born in 1908 in Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK. He was an art director and production designer, known for The Red Shoes (1948), Peeping Tom (1960) and Black Narcissus (1947). He died in 1970 in London, England, UK.
Born1908
Died1970
Born1908
Died1970
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Moira Shearer in The Red Shoes (1948)
The Red Shoes
8.1
  • Art Director
  • 1948
Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, and Moira Shearer in Peeping Tom (1960)
Peeping Tom
7.6
  • Art Director
  • 1960
Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus (1947)
Black Narcissus
7.7
  • Art Department
  • 1947
David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
A Matter of Life and Death
8.0
  • Art Department
  • 1946

Credits

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Art Director



  • Fred Astaire, Richard Crenna, and Anne Heywood in Midas Run (1969)
    Midas Run
    4.8
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • The Lost Continent (1968)
    The Lost Continent
    5.5
    • Art Director
    • 1968
  • Yul Brynner and Britt Ekland in The Double Man (1967)
    The Double Man
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Martin Balsam, Sidney Poitier, Richard Widmark, Wally Cox, James MacArthur, and Eric Portman in The Bedford Incident (1965)
    The Bedford Incident
    7.3
    • Art Director
    • 1965
  • The Very Edge (1963)
    The Very Edge
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1963
  • The Brain (1962)
    The Brain
    5.3
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Damn the Defiant! (1962)
    Damn the Defiant!
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • The Valiant (1962)
    The Valiant
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, and Moira Shearer in Peeping Tom (1960)
    Peeping Tom
    7.6
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
    Sink the Bismarck!
    7.2
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Harry Black and the Tiger (1958)
    Harry Black and the Tiger
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Stephen Boyd and Anna Gaylor in The Beasts of Marseilles (1957)
    The Beasts of Marseilles
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Hour of Decision (1957)
    Hour of Decision
    5.4
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Richard Burton and Joan Collins in Sea Wife (1957)
    Sea Wife
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1957

Art Department



  • Laurence Olivier and Claire Bloom in Richard III (1955)
    Richard III
    7.3
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)
    Oh... Rosalinda!!
    6.1
    • associate art director
    • 1955
  • Marriage a la Mode (1955)
    Marriage a la Mode
    6.3
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus (1947)
    Black Narcissus
    7.7
    • assistant art director
    • 1947
  • David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
    A Matter of Life and Death
    8.0
    • assistant art director
    • 1946
  • David Niven, Leslie Dwyer, Jimmy Hanley, William Hartnell, Stanley Holloway, Mary Jerrold, John Laurie, and Tessie O'Shea in The Way Ahead (1944)
    The Way Ahead
    6.9
    • associate art director
    • 1944
  • Celia Johnson, John Mills, and Robert Newton in This Happy Breed (1944)
    This Happy Breed
    7.3
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Clifford Evans in Somewhere in France (1942)
    Somewhere in France
    6.8
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1942

Production Designer



  • Alfie Bass, Janina Faye, and Carmel McSharry in Bindle (One of Them Days) (1966)
    Bindle (One of Them Days)
    5.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1966
  • Colin Campbell and Rita Tushingham in The Leather Boys (1964)
    The Leather Boys
    7.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1964
  • The Very Edge (1963)
    The Very Edge
    6.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1963
  • Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)
    Pursuit of the Graf Spee
    6.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Born
    • 1908
    • Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK
  • Died
    • 1970
    • London, England, UK

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