Maria Bjornson (1949 - 2002) - Find A Grave Memorial

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Maria Bjornson

Birth:	Feb. 16, 1949 Paris Ile-de-France, France
Death:	Dec. 13, 2002 London Greater London, England
Theatrical designer. She studied at London's Central School of Art after receiving encouragement from the artist Cecil Collins. From 1971 until 1972 she worked for the Glasgow Citizen's Theatre, designing ten productions for the company, as well as working on "The Rake's Progress" and "Katya Kabanova" for the Scottish Opera and the Wexford Festival. She became extremely prolific, and in 1974 alone produced designs for operas by Wagner, Holst, Puccini and Prokofiev, as well as two Shakespeare plays. The following year she designed four more operas, each staged in a different country. She produced set and costume designs for a total of one hundred and twenty-six productions, the best known of which was Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera" in 1986. She continued to work compulsively throughout her life, completing her final work, designs for "The Little Prince" a month before her death from chickenpox. (bio by: js) Family links: Parents: Mia Prodan (1917 - 2004) Search Amazon for Maria Bjornson

Burial: Kensal Green Cemetery Kensal Green Greater London, England
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Peter Robsahm Record added: May 19, 2004 Find A Grave Memorial# 8800551