{{Short description|Hungarian art director (1888–1966)}} {{Infobox person | name = Joseph Bato | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = 15 October 1888 | birth_place = Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire | death_date = 1966 | death_place = London, United Kingdom | other_names = Josef Bato | occupation = Art director, costume designer | years_active = 1943–1960 (film) }} '''Joseph Bato''' (1888–1966) was a Hungarian artist. He fled Germany following the Nazi takeover due to his Jewish heritage and settled in London where he was employed as an art director and costume designer in the British film industry. He worked for London Films on a number of productions including the 1949 film ''The Third Man''.<ref>Evans p.180</ref>
==Selected filmography== * ''Bonnie Prince Charlie'' (1948) * ''The Third Man'' (1949) * ''The Elusive Pimpernel'' (1950) * ''The Happiest Days of Your Life'' (1950) * ''Lady Godiva Rides Again'' (1951) * ''The Wonder Kid'' (1952) * ''The Sound Barrier'' (1952) * ''The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan'' (1953) * ''The Intruder'' (1953) * ''The Heart of the Matter'' (1953) * ''The Belles of St. Trinian's'' (1954) * ''An Inspector Calls'' (1954) * ''The Deep Blue Sea'' (1955) * ''Raising a Riot'' (1955) * ''They Can't Hang Me'' (1956) * ''Blue Murder at St. Trinian's'' (1957) * ''The Diplomatic Corpse'' (1958)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Bibliography== * Evans, Peter William. ''Carol Reed''. Manchester University Press, 2005. * Phillips, Gene. ''Beyond the Epic: The Life and Films of David Lean''. University Press of Kentucky, 2006.
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0061211}} * [http://heritage.southwark.gov.uk/people/175/joseph-bato;jsessionid=B6BEE40BBE1B11702D62C4CF078F1A74 Entry] in Southwark Heritage * [https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1050000991 Entry] in the Imperial War Museum's War Artist Archive
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