Michael Relph

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Michael Relph

Born	(1915-02-16)16 February 1915 Broadstone, Dorset, England
Died	30 September 2004(2004-09-30) (aged 89) Selsey, West Sussex, England
Nationality	English
Occupation	Art director, film producer

Michael Relph (16 February 1915 – 30 September 2004) was a British art director and film producer.^[1]^[2] He was the son of actor George Relph.^[3]

He began his film career in 1933 as an assistant art director under Alfred Junge at Gaumont British then headed by Michael Balcon. In 1942 Relph began work at Ealing as chief art director. He worked mainly on Basil Dearden's films, and in 1949 was nominated for an Academy Award for art direction for his work on the Stewart Granger vehicle Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948).^[4]

Michael Relph also designed for the theatre, particularly the West End in the 1940s, from "The Doctor's Dilemma" and "A Month in the Country," to "Nap Hand" and "The Man Who Came to Dinner."^[5]

Later in his career, Relph worked as a producer. He had a significant 20-year partnership with Basil Dearden beginning in 1949 and ending with Dearden's death in 1971.^[6] From 1972 to 1979, he was chairman of the British Film Institute's Production Board.^[7]

His son, Simon Relph, is also a film producer and former chairman of BAFTA.^[8] His daughter, Emma Relph, had several parts on television and in the films as an actress during the 1980s.^[9]

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 77581191 LCCN: n79009348 ISNI: 0000 0000 7729 3623 GND: 140870784 BNF: cb14696981c

Persondata
Name	Relph, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	British art director
Date of birth	16 February 1915
Place of birth	Broadstone, Dorset, England
Date of death	30 September 2004
Place of death	Selsey, West Sussex, England

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