Paul Sheriff (13 November 1903 – 25 September 1960) was Russian-born British art director. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for another in the category Best Art Direction.
Russian-born art director in British films of the 1940's and 50's, a former architect and mining engineer. Deservedly shared an Oscar for his outstanding work on the sets of Moulin Rouge (1952).
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Educated at Oxford.
Art Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Grass Is Greener
1960
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons
1960
Libel
1959
The Doctor's Dilemma
1958
Chase a Crooked Shadow
1958
Pickup Alley
1957
The Silken Affair
1956
The Man Who Loved Redheads
1955
Aunt Clara
1954
The Captain's Paradise
1953
Moulin Rouge
1952
The Paris Express
1952
as Paul Sherrif
The Crimson Pirate
1952
The Black Rose
1950
as Paul Sherriff
Adam and Evalyn
1949
Secret Flight
1946
supervising art director
Henry V
1944
the art director
Adventure for Two
1943
supervising art director
The Flemish Farm
1943
supervising art director
The Saint Meets the Tiger
1943
The Gentle Sex
1943
supervising art director
Spitfire
1942
as Paul Sherriff
The Saint's Vacation
1941
Quiet Wedding
1941
A Voice in the Night
1941
Spy for a Day
1940
French Without Tears
1940
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Legend of the Good Beasts
1956
Short set designer
The Fifth Season
1954
TV Movie scenery designer
Carnival
1946
supervising art director
Secret Flight
1946
supervising art director
Johnny in the Clouds
1945
supervising art director
The Flemish Farm
1943
supervising art director
Secret Mission
1942
supervising art director
The Divorce of Lady X
1938
assistant art director - as P. Sherriff
Production Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Millionairess
1960
Tarzan and the Lost Safari
1957
Three Cases of Murder
1955
Special Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hamlet
1948
special effects
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Vice Versa
1948
associate producer
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1953
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1947
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (1944)
$1.9 Million
