Hein Heckroth

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German art director Hein Heckroth (1910 - 1970) began his career working with the German national ballet. He later moved to Great Britain and worked as a set and costume designer in films such as A Matter of Life and Death (1946) and 1948's The Red Shoes, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction). He was also nominated for two Academy Awards in 1951 for his art direction and costume designs for Tales of Hoffman.

His designs for "The Red Shoes" are preserved at MOMA in New York and the British Film Institute in London.

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