Paul Sheriff
Art director

Paul Sheriff

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Art director
Gender:
Male
Places:
United KingdomRussia
Is:
Film crew memberScenographer
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
13 November 1903(Moscow, Russia)
Death:
25 September 1960(London, UK)
Star sign:
Scorpio
Education:
University of Oxford
Awards:
Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color
Family:
Mother:
Helene Pavlovna Demidoff, Principessa di San Donato
Father:
Count Alexander Schouwalow
Children:
Alexander Schouvaloff
Count Alexander Pavlovich Schouwalow
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Introduction

Paul Sheriff (13 November 1903 – 25 September 1960) was a Russian-born British art director.In early life he used the names Paul Schouvaloff, or Paul Shouvalov. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for another in the category Best Art Direction.

Selected filmography

  • The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
  • French Without Tears (1940)
  • Freedom Radio (1941)
  • Henry V (1944)
  • Moulin Rouge (1952)
  • Three Cases of Murder (1955)
  • Interpol (1957)

Awards and nominations

Sheriff won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for another:

Won

  • Moulin Rouge (1952)

Nominated

  • Henry V (1944)