James Acheson
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James Acheson is a British costum designer.
Born in Leicester
, Acheson has a twin brother, Patrick. In the early 1950s, Acheson was a pupil at St. Marys Convent School, in Priory Street, Colchester
, along with his brother. The Mother Superior eventually deemed it time that the boys moved on, not, as far as can be remembered, for any particularly inappropriate behaviour or action. They never missed their after school attendance at benediction
in adjoining church.
From 1957, Acheson started at Colchester Royal Grammar School
. Acheson penned the following poem, from The Colcestrian, December 1957:
A grand old school I thought it was,
As I came in through the gate,
The Masters in their big black gowns,
Look like Secretaries of State.
Rugby I like very much,
Because it's good and rough,
The only trouble with it is,
We never get enough!
Acheson played plenty of sport nevertheless, gaining school junior rugby
and house colours.
Acheson worked on Doctor Who
in the 1970s, and has also worked on the Spider-Man films and designed the titular costume for Daredevil
.
He has won three Academy Awards for Costume Design:
The Last Emperor
(1987), Dangerous Liaisons
(1988) and Restoration (1995).
Acheson resides in Wellington, New Zealand.
Born in Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, Acheson has a twin brother, Patrick. In the early 1950s, Acheson was a pupil at St. Marys Convent School, in Priory Street, Colchester
Colchester
Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...
, along with his brother. The Mother Superior eventually deemed it time that the boys moved on, not, as far as can be remembered, for any particularly inappropriate behaviour or action. They never missed their after school attendance at benediction
Benediction
A benediction is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually at the end of worship service.-Judaism:...
in adjoining church.
From 1957, Acheson started at Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester Royal Grammar School is a grammar school in Colchester, Essex, founded in AD 1206 and granted two Royal Charters by Henry VIII and by Elizabeth I .-Admissions:...
. Acheson penned the following poem, from The Colcestrian, December 1957:
A grand old school I thought it was,
As I came in through the gate,
The Masters in their big black gowns,
Look like Secretaries of State.
Rugby I like very much,
Because it's good and rough,
The only trouble with it is,
We never get enough!
Acheson played plenty of sport nevertheless, gaining school junior rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
and house colours.
Acheson worked on Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
in the 1970s, and has also worked on the Spider-Man films and designed the titular costume for Daredevil
Daredevil (film)
Daredevil is a 2003 American superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, the film stars Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer who fights for justice in the courtroom and out of the courtroom as the masked vigilante Daredevil...
.
He has won three Academy Awards for Costume Design:
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor is a 1987 biopic about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China, whose autobiography was the basis for the screenplay written by Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci. Independently produced by Jeremy Thomas, it was directed by Bertolucci and released in 1987 by Columbia Pictures...
(1987), Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 drama film based upon Christopher Hampton's play, Les liaisons dangereuses, which in turn was a theatrical adaptation of the 18th-century French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos....
(1988) and Restoration (1995).
Acheson resides in Wellington, New Zealand.