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John Box

Scenographer | * 01/27/1920 († 85, 03/07/2005) | Hampstead, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
John Allan Hyatt Box OBE (27 January 1920 – 7 March 2005) 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. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for John Box

Officer of The Order of The British Empire 2x Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color 2x Academy Award for Best Production Design Royal Designers for Industry 2x Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color 4x Academy Award for Best Production Design
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Movies with John Box as Actor(1)

Movies with John Box as Crew(32)

Art/Production Design1995 First Knight
Art/Production Design1994 Black Beauty
Art/Production Design1992 Just Like a Woman
Art/Production Design1986 Murder by the Book
Art/Production Design1984 A Passage to India
Art/Production Design1983 The Keep
Art/Production Design1977 Sorcerer
Art/Production Design1975 Rollerball
Art/Production Design1974 The Great Gatsby
Art/Production Design1972 Travels with My Aunt
Art/Production Design1971 Nicholas and Alexandra
Production/Producer1969 The Looking Glass War
Art/Production Design1968 Oliver!
Art/Production Design1966 A Man for All Seasons
Art/Production Design1965 Doctor Zhivago
Art/Production Design1964 Of Human Bondage
Art/Production Design1962 Lawrence of Arabia
Art/Art Direction1960 Two Way Stretch
Art/Art Direction1960 Our Man in Havana
Art/Art Direction1960 The World of Suzie Wong
Art/Art Direction1959 Left Right and Centre
Art/Art Direction1958 The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Art/Art Direction1958 Tank Force!
Art/Art Direction1957 High Flight
Art/Set Designer1957 Fire Down Below
Art/Art Direction1956 The Gamma People
Art/Art Direction1956 Zarak
Art/Art Direction1955 A Prize of Gold
Art/Art Direction1954 The Million Pound Note
Art/Art Direction1954 The Young Lovers
Art/Assistant Art Director1954 The Black Knight

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Tuesday, 01/27 1920 (January) in Hampstead, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Monday, 03/07 2005 (March) in Leatherhead (aged: 85)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Highgate School
John Box frequently works together with these people:
David Lean (7x, Crew)
Ted Moore (7x, Crew)
Ernest Day (7x, Crew)
Phyllis Dalton (6x, Crew)
Robert Bolt (5x, Crew)
Cliff Richardson (5x, Crew)
Roy Walker (5x, Crew)
Freddie Young (5x, Crew)
Terence Marsh (5x, Crew)
Muir Mathieson (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:167395, Added: 07/07/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024