Clifford Pember

Clifford Pember
Clifford Pember
Born	1881; Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died	1955 (aged 73–74)
Occupation	Art Director
Years active	1918–1947 (theatre); 1920–1937 (film)

Clifford Fanshawe Pember^[1] (1881–1955) was a British art director notable for his set designs in British cinema and theatre. Pember worked on films during the late silent and early sound eras. Pember originally trained as an architect.^[2] In 1928 he designed the sets for Alfred Hitchcock's film Easy Virtue, adapted from the play by Noël Coward.^[3] Along with Walter Murton, Pember has been identified as belonging to the "old school" of British set designers who resisted changes brought by new modernist influences (particularly by German immigrants).^[4]^[5]

Selected filmography

Dawn (1928)
Easy Virtue (1928)
The Vortex (1928)
The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1928)
The Woman in White (1929)
Escape (1930)
Birds of Prey (1930)
Captain's Orders (1937)

References

^ Bajo la sombra del Vesubio: Vida de Plinio (2021)
^ Roman Landscape: Culture and Identity (2010), pg. 115
^ History of British Film (Volume 4): The History of the British Film 1918 - 1929 (2013), pg. 13
^ Bergfelder & Cargnelli p.112
^ BFI: Clifford Pember profile

Bibliography

Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950. Berghahn Books, 2008.

External links

Clifford Pember at IMDb

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[1] Bajo la sombra del Vesubio: Vida de Plinio (2021)

[2] Roman Landscape: Culture and Identity (2010), pg. 115

[3] History of British Film (Volume 4): The History of the British Film 1918 - 1929 (2013), pg. 13

[4] Bergfelder & Cargnelli p.112

[5] BFI: Clifford Pember profile

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Clifford Pember
Born	1881 Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died	1955 (aged 73–74)
Occupation	Art Director
Years active	1918–1947 (theatre) 1920–1937 (film)