Personal Info
Known For
Art
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 14, 1901
Died
July 7, 1970 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Giessen, Germany
Hein Heckroth
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.
Known For
Crew
Torn Curtain
Production Design
1966
Bluebeard's Castle
Production Design
1963
The Haunted Castle
Art Direction
1960
The Battle of the River Plate
Other
1956
Oh... Rosalinda!!
Production Design
1955
The Tales of Hoffmann
Production Design, Costume Design
1951
Gone to Earth
Production Design
1950
The Small Back Room
Production Design
1949
The Red Shoes
Production Design, Costume Design
1948
Black Narcissus
Costume Design
1947
A Matter of Life and Death
Costume Design
1946