Birthday
1901-04-14
Deathday
1970-07-07
Place of Birth
Giessen, Germany

Hein Heckroth

Art

Biography

German surrealist painter, who made his reputation as a production designer for German ballet and theatre. He moved to Britain in 1935 as a set and costume designer. In 1948, he became chief production designer for Powell and Pressburger, best known for The Red Shoes (1948) for which he won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction.

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