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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
May 23, 1910
Died
August 15, 1999 (age 89)
Place of Birth
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Also Known As
Sir Hugh Casson
Hugh Casson
Biography
Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson CH KCVO PRA RDI was a British architect. He was also active as an interior designer, as an artist, and as a writer and broadcaster on twentieth-century design. He was the director of architecture for the 1951 Festival of Britain. From 1976 to 1984, he was president of the Royal Academy.
