About Clifford Pember
Lived 1881 – 1955 (aged 73–74). Clifford Pember was a British art director.
Clifford Fanshawe Pember (1881–1955) was a British art director notable for his set designs in British cinema and theatre. Pember worked on films during the late silent and early sound eras. Pember originally trained as an architect. In 1928 he designed the sets for Alfred Hitchcock's film Easy Virtue, adapted from the play by Noël Coward. Along with Walter Murton, Pember has been identified as belonging to the "old school" of British set designers who resisted changes brought by new modernist influences (particularly by German immigrants).
Selected filmography Dawn (1928) Easy Virtue (1928) The Vortex (1928) The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1928) The Woman in White (1929) Escape (1930) Birds of Prey (1930) Captain's Orders (1937)
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Who was Clifford Pember?
British art director
When was Clifford Pember born?
Clifford Pember was born in 1881 in Kingston upon Thames.
When did Clifford Pember die?
Clifford Pember died in 1955 in Caerphilly.
What was Clifford Pember's occupation?
Clifford Pember was an art director.
What nationality was Clifford Pember?
Clifford Pember was British.
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