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John Bryan Biography

Birth Name:John Bryan

Birth Place:London, England

Profession Art director, Producer, Production designer, Art department

Fast Facts

In 1948, he won the Best Production Design award at the Venice Film Festival
In 1959, he served on the International Feature Film Jury at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival
Interested in set design at a young age, he was an apprentice scenic artist by the age of 16
Often worked on films that were adapted from earlier pieces of work
Was primarily known for providing the art direction to films set in earlier time periods
Was widely regarded for his work with the production team of Cineguild
One of his films, "The Wicked Lady," had to be reshot in order to meet the requirements of the Hays Code with regards to the women's costumes in the movie