Roger Furse

Details

Instance of

human

Born

11 September 1903

Died

19 August 1972

Place of birth

Kent

Place of death

Corfu

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Roger

Family name

Furse

Father

William Furse

Mother

Jean Gordon

Spouse

Margaret Furse, Ines Perg

Sibling

David Furse, Judith Furse

Occupation

costume designer, scenographer, production designer

Citizenship

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Awards

Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White, Royal Designer for Industry

educated at

Eton College

end of work period

1999

has works in the collection

Yale Center for British Art, UCL Art Museum, University of Bristol Theatre Collection

languages spoken, written or signed

English

nominated for

Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White, Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White, Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Play

start of work period

1944

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