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John Edward Truscott is a Actor, Production Design and Costume Design Australien born on 23 february 1936 at Melbourne (Australie)

John Edward Truscott

John Edward Truscott
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Nationality Australie
Birth 23 february 1936 at Melbourne (Australie)
Death 5 september 1993 (at 57 years) at Melbourne (Australie)

John Truscott (23 February 1936 – 5 September 1993) was an Australian actor, production designer, costume designer and artistic director. He won two Academy Awards for his work on the 1967 film Camelot.

In the 1980s he was brought in to complete the interior designs for the theatre complex of the Victorian Arts Centre begun by Sir Roy Grounds. He was also the second Artistic Director of the Melbourne Festival.

Biography

Dès 1952, John Truscott commence à travailler comme acteur et scénographe avec Gertrude Johnson au National Theatre de Melbourne. En 1955, il rejoint le Melbourne Little Theatre à South Yarra, dans la banlieue de Melbourne. Il y rencontre Irene Mitchell qui devient dès lors son mentor. Au cours des six années qu'il y passe, il travaille sur plus de 150 productions.

À cette époque, Truscott accepte l'invitation de Garnett Carroll de travailler sur les costumes de plusieurs productions, comme par exemple "La Mégère apprivoisée", "West Side Story" ou "Le Roi et moi", au Princess Theatre de Melbourne. Le succès de ce dernier spectacle fait que l'on demande à Truscott de travailler à la scénographie et aux costumes du "Camelot" produit par J. C. Williamson . Après une tournée en Australie, la production passe une saison à Londres. Il y travaille à une seconde version de "Camelot", mais aussi à l'opéra de Ravel "L'Enfant et les Sortilèges" pour le Sadler's Wells Theatre ou "Le Lac des cygnes" pour le London's Festival Ballet. En 1966 Truscott est invité par Jack Warner à travailler sur la version cinéma de la pièce, qui lui vaudra deux Oscars.

Après plusieurs années à Hollywood, Truscott revient à Melbourne en 1978 pour participer à la décoration du Victoria State Opera . Il travaillera par la suite également pour le Victorian Arts Centre, ou pour l'Exposition spécialisée de 1988 à Brisbane. À sa mort, il était artiste en résidence au Victorian Arts Centre.

Best films

Camelot (1967)
(Production Design)

Usually with

Sue Casey
Sue Casey
(2 films)
André Previn
André Previn
(1 films)
Joshua Logan
Joshua Logan
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John Edward Truscott (5 films)

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Actor

Taxandria
Taxandria (1996)
, 1h16
Directed by Raoul Servais
Origin Belgique
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Actors Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elliott Spiers, Julien Schoenaerts, Andrew Sachs, Daniel Emilfork, Cris Campion
Roles Driver
Rating63% 3.189783.189783.189783.189783.18978
Young prince Jan has been sent to a quiet coastal resort to study for his final exams, but instead he spends most of his time with his new friend, the lighthouse keeper. Jan ignores the warnings of the locals who claim that the loony lighthouse man (Armin Mueller-Stahl) eats seagulls for breakfast. Maybe the lighthouse keeper is crazy, but this does not prevent him from introducing prince Jan to the dreamland Taxandria, a phantasmagorical place devoid of time, memory, and progress. Jan learns that a reason for the lighthouse keeper's notoriety among the locals is that from time to time he hides political refugees from Taxandria from the authorities; in one scene, we see some of these fugitives arrive at the coast in a boat and taken in by the lighthouse keeper. It is however never made clear whether Taxandria really exists or if the viewer only sees what the lighthouse keeper relates to prince Jan, although once Jan is transported to Taxandria simply by looking into the lighthouse's rotating light while the keeper is away.
The Spy Who Loved Me, 2h6
Directed by Lewis Gilbert, John Glen, Ernest Day
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about children, Spy films, Seafaring films, Politique, Sports films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films, Arme nucléaire
Actors Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jürgens, Richard Kiel, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn
Roles USS Wayne Crewman
Rating69% 3.4982853.4982853.4982853.4982853.498285
British and Soviet ballistic-missile submarines mysteriously disappear. James Bond—MI6 agent 007—is summoned to investigate. On the way he escapes an ambush by Soviet agents in Austria, killing one during a downhill ski chase, and escaping via a Union Flag parachute. Bond learns that the plans for a highly advanced submarine tracking system are on the market in Egypt. There, he encounters Major Anya Amasova—KGB agent Triple X—his rival for the plans. They travel across Egypt together, tracking the microfilm plans, meeting Jaws—a tall assassin with steel teeth—along the way. Bond and Amasova later team up through a truce agreed by their respective superiors and identify the person responsible for the thefts as the shipping tycoon, scientist, and anarchist Karl Stromberg.

Art

Paint Your Wagon, 2h46
Directed by Joshua Logan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Musical, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg, Harve Presnell, Ray Walston, Alan Baxter
Roles Production Design
Rating65% 3.297973.297973.297973.297973.29797
When a wagon crashes into a ravine, prospector Ben Rumson finds two adult male occupants, brothers, one of whom is dead and the other of whom has a broken arm and leg. As the first man is about to be buried, gold dust is discovered at the grave site. Ben stakes a claim on the land and adopts the surviving brother as his "Pardner" while he recuperates.
Camelot
Camelot (1967)
, 2h59
Directed by Joshua Logan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Films about royalty
Actors Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, David Hemmings, Lionel Jeffries, Laurence Naismith
Roles Production Design
Rating65% 3.297793.297793.297793.297793.29779
In the opening scene, King Arthur (Richard Harris) is preparing for a great battle against his friend, Sir Lancelot (Franco Nero), a battle he does not wish to fight but has been forced into. Arthur reflects on the sad circumstances which have led him to this situation, and asks his childhood mentor, Merlyn, for advice. Merlyn appears to him and tells Arthur to think back.

Costume and makup

Paint Your Wagon, 2h46
Directed by Joshua Logan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Musical, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg, Harve Presnell, Ray Walston, Alan Baxter
Roles Costume Design
Rating65% 3.297973.297973.297973.297973.29797
When a wagon crashes into a ravine, prospector Ben Rumson finds two adult male occupants, brothers, one of whom is dead and the other of whom has a broken arm and leg. As the first man is about to be buried, gold dust is discovered at the grave site. Ben stakes a claim on the land and adopts the surviving brother as his "Pardner" while he recuperates.
Camelot
Camelot (1967)
, 2h59
Directed by Joshua Logan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Films about royalty
Actors Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, David Hemmings, Lionel Jeffries, Laurence Naismith
Roles Costume Design
Rating65% 3.297793.297793.297793.297793.29779
In the opening scene, King Arthur (Richard Harris) is preparing for a great battle against his friend, Sir Lancelot (Franco Nero), a battle he does not wish to fight but has been forced into. Arthur reflects on the sad circumstances which have led him to this situation, and asks his childhood mentor, Merlyn, for advice. Merlyn appears to him and tells Arthur to think back.