Assheton Gorton

Birth Name:

Assheton St. George Gorton

Birth Place:

Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Production designer, Art director

Was nominated for two BAFTA Film Awards, one for Best British Art Direction for "Blow-Up" in 1968 and one for Best Production Design/Art Direction for "The French Lieutenant's Woman" in 1982
Studied architecture and art at the University of Cambridge and the Slade School of Fine Art
Began his career as a production designer on the TV series "Armchair Theatre" in 1958
Quote: "When you're doing a period picture on location, you do the research and arrive with images already formed in your mind․ But the actual location imposes its own reality․"
Best known as a production designer and art director who worked on "Blow-Up," "Get Carter," and "101 Dalmatians․"

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