John Box

DeathMarch 72005

John Box

John Box, English production designer and art director (born 1920)

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When
Monday, March 7 200521 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2000s
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Person
John Box

Who they were

John Allan Hyatt Box OBE was a British film production designer and art director. He won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction on four occasions and won the equivalent BAFTA three times, a record for both awards. Throughout his career he gained a reputation for recreating exotic locations in rather more mundane surroundings; he once created a walled Chinese city in Snowdonia.

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