Clifford Pember

Clifford Pember
Born	December 1881 Kingston upon Thames, Surrey United Kingdom
Died	1955
Occupation	Art Director
Years active	1920-1937 (film)

Clifford Pember (1881–1955) was a British art director notable for his set designs in British cinema and theatre. Pember worked on films during the late silent and early sound eras. In 1928 he designed the sets for Alfred Hitchcock's film Easy Virtue, adapted from the play by Noël Coward. Along with Walter Murton, Pember has been identified as belonging to the "old school" of British set designers who resisted changes brought by new modernist influences (particularly by German immigrants).^[1]

Selected filmography

• Dawn (1928)
• Easy Virtue (1928)
• The Vortex (1928)
• The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1928)
• The Woman in White (1929)
• Escape (1930)
• Birds of Prey (1930)
• Captain's Orders (1937)

References

1. Bergfelder & Cargnelli p.112

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950. Berghahn Books, 2008.

External links

• Clifford Pember at the Internet Movie Database