Michael Leighton George Relph is a Director, Scriptwriter, Associate Producer and Production Design British born on 16 february 1915 at Dorset (United-kingdom)
Michael Leighton George Relph
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Michael Relph (16 February 1915 – 30 September 2004) was a British art director and producer. He was the son of actor George Relph.
He began his film career in 1933 as an assistant art director under Alfred Junge at Gaumont British then headed by Michael Balcon. In 1942 Relph began work at Ealing as chief art director. He worked mainly on Basil Dearden's films, and in 1949 was nominated for an Academy Award for art direction for his work on the Stewart Granger vehicle Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948).
Later in his career, Relph worked as a producer. He had a 20-year partnership with Basil Dearden beginning in 1949 and ending with Dearden's death in 1971. From 1972 to 1979, he was chairman of the British Film Institute's Production Board.
His son, Simon Relph, is also a film producer and former chairman of BAFTA. His daughter, Emma Relph, had several parts on television and in the films as an actress during the 1980s. Biography
C'est le fils de George Relph (1888–1960), un acteur sur scène et à l'écran, et de Deborah Nansen, actrice elle aussi.
Il commence à travailler à 17 ans, comme assistant au directeur artistique à la Gaumont British Picture Corporation, sous les ordres du célèbre Alfred Junge. Plus tard il entre à Warner Brothers à Teddington comme directeur artistique pour des films de Maurice Elvey et Roy William Neill, notamment, mais aussi plusieurs dizaines de quota quickies. En 1942 il rejoint les Ealing Studios, que dirige Michael Balcon, et en 1943 commence une longue collaboration avec Basil Dearden.
Il travaille aussi pour le théâtre, dès le milieu des années 1930 et plus particulièrement pendant la guerre.
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