Calthrop, Gladys E. (1894–1980)
Calthrop, Gladys E. (1894–1980)
English theatrical designer. Name variations: G.E. Calthrop. Born Gladys E. Treeby in Ashton, Devon, 1894; died 1980; m. Major Everard E. Calthrop.
Began career as stage designer with Noel Coward's The Vortex (1924) and continued a long association with him; designed for such plays as Dick Whittington, On with the Dance, Easy Virtue, Hay Fever, Sirocco, The Cradle Song, The Master Builder, Prite Lives, Autumn Crocus, Cavalcade, Words and Music, Design for Living, Point Valaine, You Can't Take it With You, and Present Laughter; was assistant art director on the classic Brief Encounter, suggesting the title; also worked on In Which We Serve; wrote novel Paper Pattern (1940).
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