Biography
Wilfred Shingleton (January 24, 1914 – June, 1983) was an English art director. He enjoyed a distinguished career in the British film industry from his debut in 1937. Some of his early assignments were several George Formby vehicles – hugely popular with wartime audiences.
His career really kicked off into a higher gear in 1947 when he won the Academy Award for his atmospheric sets for David Lean's Great Expectations.
This led to a string of high-profile projects, including Anna Karenina (1948), The African Queen (1951) and Beat the Devil (1953), both for director John Huston, Hobson's Choice (1954) and Tunes of Glory (1960).
He won a BAFTA for the wartime flying epic The Blue Max in 1966, after which he moved seamlessly into the world of TV, working on the stylish hit series The Avengers.
He received an Emmy nomination for the miniseries Holocaust in 1978, winning the award two years later for the TV movie Gauguin the Savage. His last film – for which he received a BAFTA nomination – was the Merchant Ivory film Heat and Dust in 1983.
Filmography
all 69
Movies 67
TV Shows 2
Director 1
Heat and Dust (1983)
Eye of the Needle (1981)
Gauguin the Savage (1980)
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
Les Misérables (1978)
Holocaust (1978)
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Frankenstein: The True Story (1974)
Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)
The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972)
Endless Night (1972)
Macbeth (1971)
Say Hello to Yesterday (1971)
The Buttercup Chain (1970)
Goodbye Gemini (1970)
The Best House in London (1969)
Prudence and the Pill (1968)
Sebastian (1968)
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
The Blue Max (1966)
Promise Her Anything (1966)
Judith (1966)
Stolen Hours (1963)
I Could Go on Singing (1963)
Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
Term of Trial (1962)
Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
The Innocents (1961)
Tunes of Glory (1960)
Trouble in the Sky (1960)
The Bridal Path (1959)
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
The Key (1958)
Abandon Ship (1957)
The Green Man (1956)
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
The Constant Husband (1955)
Malaga (1954)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Beat the Devil (1953)
Sea Devils (1953)
The African Queen (1952)
Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
Shadow of the Eagle (1950)
State Secret (1950)
The Cure for Love (1949)
Saints and Sinners (1949)
The Last Days of Dolwyn (1949)
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
Blanche Fury (1948)
Anna Karenina (1948)
Take My Life (1947)
Great Expectations (1946)
Ships with Wings (1941)
Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941)
Sailors Three (1940)
Spare a Copper (1940)
Saloon Bar (1940)
Convoy (1940)
Let George Do It! (1940)
The Proud Valley (1940)
Return to Yesterday (1940)
Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
The Four Just Men (1939)
Trouble Brewing (1939)
Penny Paradise (1938)
Keep Fit (1937)
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Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1914-01-24
Deathday1983-01-01 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, England
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsWilfrid J. Shingleton, Wilfrid Shingleton
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White
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