Biography
John Graysmark (26 March 1935 – 10 October 2010) was a British production designer and art director. He began his career in the film industry in the mid-1950s as a draughtsman at MGM's British studios, following work in architecture after attending a specialist building school. His father had been a construction co-ordinator at Elstree Studios.
Over a career spanning nearly five decades, Graysmark contributed to numerous major productions, initially in the art department on films such as Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Guns of Navarone (1961) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). He later served as production designer on Ragtime (1981), The Bounty (1984), Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Courage Under Fire (1996) and others. He received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction on Young Winston (1972) and Ragtime (1981).
