Fiona Crombie

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Fiona Crombie (born c. 1973) [1] is an Australian costume and production designer. [2] [3] [4] She was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Production Design for the period film The Favourite . [5]

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Crombie was born in Adelaide; when she was two, her family moved to Sydney where she attended Turramurra Public School. [1] Crombie graduated in 1988 [6] from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and then became the resident designer at the Sydney Theatre Company. [7]

Crombie is the daughter of film director Donald Crombie. [1] She is married to Peter Knowles and the couple has two children.

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  1. 1 2 3 Alison Stephenson (25 February 2019). "From Turramurra Public School to Oscar nominee, Fiona Crombie's North Shore beginnings". The Daily Telegraph . Sydney. Retrieved 6 November 2021.(subscription required)
  2. Maddox, Garry (22 February 2019). "How an Australian created the Oscar-nominated look of The Favourite". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. Busch, Anita (22 January 2019). "The Favourite's Oscar Nominated Production Designer Fiona Crombie on the Biggest Challenges". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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