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Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 23, 1910

Died

August 15, 1999 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Hampstead, London, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Sir Hugh Casson

Hugh Casson

Biography

Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson CH KCVO PRA RDI was a British architect. He was also active as an interior designer, as an artist, and as a writer and broadcaster on twentieth-century design. He was the director of architecture for the 1951 Festival of Britain. From 1976 to 1984, he was president of the Royal Academy.

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