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name: "Roger Furse"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/roger-k-furse"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "11 September 1903"
died: "19 August 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T02:18:25.092259+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Roger Furse

Costume designer. Born 11 September 1903 in Igtham, Kent, England, UK. Died 19 August 1972.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 11 September 1903, Igtham, Kent, England, UK
- **Died:** 19 August 1972
- **Active:** 1944–1952
- **Also known as:** Roger K. Furse
- **Frequently works with:** [Laurence Olivier](https://film.one/person/laurence-olivier.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 83 (2), 1950s 70 (1)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 2, History 2, Adventure 1, Romance 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $11m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_K._Furse, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2161758, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0299097/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20138

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Hamlet*](https://film.one/film/hamlet-1948.md) (84), [*Henry V*](https://film.one/film/henry-v-1944.md) (82)
- **Tubi:** [*Ivanhoe*](https://film.one/film/ivanhoe.md) (70)

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## Biography

Roger Kemble Furse (11 September 1903 – 19 August 1972) was an English production designer and costume designer who worked in both theatre and film. He was educated at St George's School, Windsor Castle, Eton College and the Slade School of Fine Art. He began designing for the stage in 1934 and entered film work in the early 1940s.

Furse became a frequent collaborator with Laurence Olivier. He designed the costumes and armour for Olivier's *Henry V* (1944) and worked on the same director's *Hamlet* (1948), for which he won Academy Awards for both art direction and costume design. Further credits with Olivier include production design on *Richard III* (1955) and *The Prince and the Showgirl* (1957). His other film work includes production design on *Bonjour Tristesse* (1958) and *Spartacus* (1960, uncredited).

He also designed for ballet and numerous stage productions, including transfers to Broadway, and received a Tony Award nomination for scenic design.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Ivanhoe* (1952), Fi1m 70, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/ivanhoe.md)
- *Hamlet* (1948), Fi1m 84, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-1948.md)
- *Henry V* (1944), Fi1m 82, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/henry-v-1944.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Road to Hong Kong* (1962), Production Design
- *The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone* (1961), Production Design
- *Spartacus* (1960), Production Design
- *Bonjour Tristesse* (1958), Production Design
- *The Prince and the Showgirl* (1957), Production Design
- *Saint Joan* (1957), Production Design
- *Helen of Troy* (1956), Costume Design
- *Richard III* (1955), Production Design
- *Knights of the Round Table* (1953), Costume Design
- *Ivanhoe* (1952), Costume Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ivanhoe.md)
- *The Angel with the Trumpet* (1950), Costume Design
- *Under Capricorn* (1949), Costume Design
- *Hamlet* (1948), Costume Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-1948.md)
- *Henry V* (1944), Costume Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/henry-v-1944.md)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won

- 1949: Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (won), for *Hamlet*
- 1949: Best Art Direction, Black and White (won), for *Hamlet*

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Play 1961: Tony Award for Best Scenic Design in a Play (nominated)
- Royal Designer for Industry 1949: Royal Designer for Industry (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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