George Provis

George Provis
Born	1901 Devizes, Wiltshire, England United Kingdom
Died	1989 United States
Occupation	Art director
Years active	1936 - 1977 (film)

George Provis (1901–1989) was a British art director who worked on over a hundred films during a lengthy career. He began his career working on quota quickies during the 1930s. After the Second World War, Provis was appointed by Sydney Box to head the art department at Gainsborough Pictures.

Selected filmography

• The Man Behind the Mask (1936)
• One Good Turn (1936)
• Cotton Queen (1937)
• Sing as You Swing (1937)
• Rhythm Serenade (1943)
• He Snoops to Conquer (1944)
• Holiday Camp (1947)
• A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949)
• The Bad Lord Byron (1949)
• Diamond City (1949)
• So Long at the Fair (1950)
• Madame Louise (1951)
• The Black Tent (1956)
• Two Letter Alibi (1962)
• Night of the Prowler (1962)
• A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964)
• Catacombs (1965)
• Joey Boy (1965)

Bibliography

• Spicer, Andrew. Sydney Box. Manchester University Press, 2006.

External links

• George Provis at IMDb