Alfred Junge

Noted German art director and production designer Alfred Junge played an important role in creating the ambience of such classic British films as the Black Narcissus (a film that earned him an Academy Award in 1947). Junge worked with such directors as Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starting his career designing sets for the State Theater and the Berlin State Opera. In 1920, he became an art director for the UFA. He moved to England in the late '20s to work with E. A. Dupont. He was appointed the head of MGM's British studios in the late '40s and spent 10 years in that capacity. - Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide