Biography
John Box was a British film production designer and art director. Born in Hampstead, London, on 27 January 1920, he trained as an architect before entering the film industry after the Second World War.
He is best known for his work with directors David Lean and Carol Reed. His credits include production design on Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Oliver! (1968) and Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), for each of which he won an Academy Award. He also received BAFTA awards for A Man for All Seasons (1966), The Great Gatsby (1974) and Rollerball (1975). Box died on 7 March 2005.
