Paul Sheriff

Paul Sheriff
Born(1903-11-13)13 November 1903
Moscow, Russia
Died25 September 1960(1960-09-25) (aged 56)
OccupationArt director
Years active1940-1960

Paul Sheriff (13 November 1903 – 25 September 1960) was a Russian-born British art director. In early life he used the names Paul Schouvaloff,[1] or Paul Shouvalov.[2][3] He won an Academy Award and was nominated for another in the category Best Art Direction.[4]

  1. ^ Dorney, Kate. "Schouvaloff, Alexander". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/106581. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 149.
  3. ^ Also Pawel Alexandrowitsch Schuwalow (Павел Александрович Шувалов)[citation needed]
  4. ^ "IMDb.com: Paul Sheriff - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 20 December 2008.