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Life Summary

Name	John Edward Truscott
Born	23 February, 1936 Ormond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	5 September, 1993 (aged 57) Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	aneurysm
Related Entries	[View as tree] Mitchell, Irene Gladys (mentor)
Education *	Caulfield Technical School (Melbourne) (student, 1938-1941)
Occupation or Descriptor *	actor (stage) (1952-1963) Victoria, Australia costume designer (1952-1963) Victoria, Australia set designer (1954-1963) Victoria, Australia costume designer (1963-1978) Overseas set designer (1963-1978) Overseas costume designer (1978-1987) Victoria, Australia set designer (1978-1987) Victoria, Australia festival organiser (1987-1988) Queensland, Australia costume designer (1988-1993) Victoria, Australia festival organiser (1988-1991) Victoria, Australia set designer (1988-1993) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Oscar: Best Art Direction (recipient, 1968) Oscar: Best Costume Design (recipient, 1968) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1985)
Key Events *	Melbourne International Festival of the Arts (director, 1988-1991) World Expo 88 (Brisbane) (artistic director, 1988-1988)
Legacies *	John Truscott Design Foundation Inc (eponym)
Workplaces *	Australian National Theatre Movement (Melbourne) (actor) Australian National Theatre Movement (Melbourne) (costume designer) Australian National Theatre Movement (Melbourne) (set designer, 1942) St Martin's Theatre Co (Melbourne) (set designer, 1957) St Martin's Theatre Co (Melbourne) (employee, 1957-1960) Princess Theatre (Melbourne) (set designer, 1960-1962) Princess Theatre (Melbourne) (costume designer, 1960-1962) J. C. Williamson (employee, 1963-1963) Victorian Opera (set designer, 1978-1978) Victorian Opera (costume designer, 1978-1978) Victorian Arts Centre Trust (interior designer, 1980-1984) Arts Centre (Melbourne) (artist-in-residence, 1992) Victorian Arts Centre Trust (employee, 1992-1993)

* Dates are approximate