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German art director
A.K.A.
Heinrich Heckroth, Hein Hechroth
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Place of birth
Gießen, Germany
Death
7 July 1970 (aged 69 years)
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Place of death
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Age
69 years
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Biography
Hein Heckroth (14 April 1901 in Gießen - 7 July 1970 in Amsterdam) was a German art director of stage and film productions.
Heckroth began his career working with the German national ballet. Later, he moved to Great Britain and, after designing the sets and costumes for the first production of Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne in 1936, worked as a set and costume designer in films such asA Matter of Life and Death (1946) and The Red Shoes (1948), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction). He was also nominated for two Academy Awards for his art direction and costume designs for The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).
His designs in "The Red Shoes" are preserved at MOMA in New York City and the British Film Institute in London.
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Notable German Painters
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1900 to 1929
Notable German Film producers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1900 to 1929
Notable German Production designers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1900 to 1929
Notable German Fashion designers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1900 to 1929
Notable German Costume designers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1900 to 1929
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