by Sandra Brennan
biography
British art director Roger Furse worked closely with Sir Laurence Olivier on his Shakespearan plays and films, most notably creating the dark, moody sets for Hamlet (1948) which netted him an Oscar. Furse, the son of Lieutenant General Sir William Furse, received his education at Eton and at the Slade School for Fine Arts. He then went on to become a commercial artist in New York, Paris, and Philadelphia. He designed his first sets for the London theater in the early 1930s.
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The Road to Hong Kong
Production Designer |
1962 | |||
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The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Production Designer |
1961 | |||
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Bonjour Tristesse
Production Designer |
1957 | |||
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Saint Joan
Production Designer |
1957 | |||
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Helen of Troy
Costume Designer |
1955 | |||
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Richard III
Production Designer |
1955 | |||
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Knights of the Round Table
Costume Designer |
1953 | |||
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Ivanhoe
Costume Designer |
1952 | |||
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Under Capricorn
Costume Designer |
1949 | |||
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Hamlet
Costume Designer, Production Designer |
1948 | |||
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Odd Man Out
Production Designer |
1947 | |||
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Henry V
Costume Designer |
1944 |


