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Carmen Dillon

Carmen Dillon, English film and production designer (died 2000)

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Born
October 25, 1908
Died
April 12, 2000
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1908

About Carmen Dillon

Carmen Dillon was an English film art director and production designer who won an Oscar for the Olivier version of Hamlet (1948). Carmen Dillon (25 October 1908 – 12 April 2000) was an English film art director and production designer who won an Oscar for the Olivier version of Hamlet (1948). She became an art director and production designer, and won an Oscar for Laurence Olivier's 1948 film of Hamlet. In 1985 Carmen retired to Hove with her sister Una, who had founded Dillons Booksellers.

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Carmen Dillon timeline

  1. Carmen Dillon (25 October 1908 – 12 April 2000) was an English film art director and production designer who won an Oscar for the Olivier version of Hamlet (1948).
  2. She became an art director and production designer, and won an Oscar for Laurence Olivier's 1948 film of Hamlet.
  3. In 1985 Carmen retired to Hove with her sister Una, who had founded Dillons Booksellers.

The world when Carmen Dillon was born

Carmen Dillon was born in 1908. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Carmen Dillon's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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