Donald M. Ashton
Donald M. Ashton was born in Edmonton, England, United Kingdom on June 26th, 1919 and is the Director. At the age of 85, Donald M. Ashton biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Donald M. Ashton (1919–25 August 2004) was an Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning English art director best known for his films including Billy Budd (1962) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Oh! A Lovely War (1969) and Young Winston (1972).
Second career
In the early 1970s Harry Saltzman, the producer of the James Bond films, was so taken with Ashton's sets that he asked him to redesign the interior of his house. It was the beginning of a new chapter in Ashton's career as a designer of hotels and restaurants, particularly in Asia. His most famous is the magnificent five-star Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong, regarded as one of the most elegant hotels in the world. This work resulted in Ashton receiving commissions to design more Mandarin hotels and many of the Sheraton hotels being built around the world. The projects made Ashton a wealthy man, allowing him to purchase homes in Mayfair and Amersham, Buckinghamshire. He lived in Hong Kong for 20 years.