Q:Facts: - death place: barbados - caption: oliver messel by gordon anthony , 1937 - death date: 13 july 1978 - field: stage design - awards: tony award - birth date: 13 january 1904 - name: oliver messel - nationality: english - image: oliver hilary sambourne messel.jpg - birth place: london Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of oliver messel .
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oliver hilary sambourne messel -lrb- 13 january 1904 -- 13 july 1978 -rrb- was an english artist and one of the foremost stage designers of the 20th century .