Hugh Casson
Acting
- Born
- May 23, 1910 in Hampstead, London, England, UK
- Died
- August 15, 1999
- Age
- Died at age 89
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.