
Person
John Bryan
Art · 1911–1969 · London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Bryan (12 August 1911 – 10 June 1969) was an art director and film producer. John Bryan was born in London, England. He won the Oscar for Best Art Direction for the film Great Expectations in 1946. He was nominated twice more, for Caesar and Cleopatra in 1947 and for Becket in 1964. Bryan also won a BAFTA for Becket. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.
Known for

The Million Pound Note
Producer

Great Expectations
Production Design

Caesar and Cleopatra
Art Direction

Becket
Production Design

The Purple Plain
Producer

Fanny by Gaslight
Art Direction

Golden Salamander
Production Design
Sunshine Ahead
Art Direction

Pygmalion
Art Direction

The Passionate Friends
Set Designer
Filmography
- 1968Great CatherineProduction Design
- 1966After the FoxProducer
- 1964BecketProduction Design
- 1962The Girl on the BoatProducer
- 1958The Horse's MouthProducer
- 1957Windom's WayProducer
- 1957The Secret PlaceProducer
- 1956The Spanish GardenerWriter
- 1954The Purple PlainProducer
- 1954The Million Pound NoteProducer
- 1952The Magic BoxProduction Design
- 1951Pandora and the Flying DutchmanProduction Design
- 1950MadeleineSet Decoration
- 1950Golden SalamanderProduction Design
- 1949The Passionate FriendsSet Designer
- 1948Blanche FuryProduction Design
- 1947Take My LifeProduction Design
- 1946Great ExpectationsProduction Design
- 1946CaravanArt Direction
- 1945Caesar and CleopatraArt Direction
- 1945The Wicked LadyArt Direction
- 1944Love StoryArt Direction
- 1944Two Thousand WomenArt Direction
- 1944Fanny by GaslightArt Direction
- 1944Time FliesArt Direction
- 1943The Adventures of TartuArt Direction
- 1943Dear OctopusArt Direction
- 1943Millions Like UsArt Direction
- 1939On the Night of the FireArt Direction
- 1939Inspector HornleighArt Direction
- 1939Stolen LifeArt Direction
- 1938PygmalionArt Direction
- 1937The Last CurtainProduction Design
- 1937Talking FeetArt Direction
- 1936The Captain's TableArt Direction
- 1936Murder by RopeArt Direction
- 1936Sunshine AheadArt Direction
- 1934Colonel BloodArt Direction
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