Assheton Gorton
| Assheton Gorton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1930 Sedbergh, England |
| Died |
14 September 2014 Church Stoke, Powys, Wales |
| Occupation | Production designer |
| Years active | 1960 - 2002 |
Assheton Gorton (1930 – 14 September 2014) was an English production designer. He was educated at Sedbergh School. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film The French Lieutenant's Woman[1] and was the BAFTA nominated art director for Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film Blowup.
Gorton had lived in Church Stoke in Powys, Wales since 1976. He died there in his sleep on 14 September 2014; he was 84.[2][3]
Selected filmography
- The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965)
- Blow-Up (1966)
- Wonderwall (1968)
- The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)
- The Bed-Sitting Room (1969)
- The Magic Christian (1969)
- Get Carter (1971)
- Zachariah (1971)
- The Pied Piper (1972)
- The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
- Legend (1985)
- Revolution (1985)
- Lost Angels (1989)
- For the Boys (1991)
- Rob Roy (1995)
- 101 Dalmatians (1996)
- 102 Dalmatians (2000)
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
References
- ↑ "IMDb.com: Assheton Gorton - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ↑ "Tributes after death of award-winning film artist from the Shropshire border". Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ↑ Bergan, Ronald (1 October 2014). "Assheton Gorton obituary". The Guardian.
Interview in The Journal of British Film and Television, Vol. 4, No. 2, Edinburgh University Press, November 2007
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.