Roger K. Furse

In 1943, he was granted a temporary release to design the costumes and armour for Laurence Olivier's film version of Shakespeare's Henry V (1944).

[6] He won two Oscars in 1949, one each for his art direction and costume design of Olivier's film version of Hamlet (1948).

[1] His other film credits include Odd Man Out (1947), Ivanhoe (1952), Knights of the Round Table (1953), Helen of Troy (1956), Saint Joan (1957) and The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone (1961).

[1] In 1959 Furse went to Hollywood (in the company of Olivier)[8] as production designer on Spartacus (1960), but he did not receive a screen credit for his work.

[8] He was nominated for a Tony Award in 1961 for his set design of the Broadway hit drama, Duel of Angels.