Born in London, England; educated at the Royal College of Art, London. Gained initial attention for his work on THE COMPANY OF WOLVES (1984), Neil Jordan's revisionist version of Little Red Riding Hood, before designing Stanley Kubrick's Vietnam opus FULL METAL JACKET (1987). Furst won an Oscar® for creating the baroque, comic-book Gotham City and stylish Batmobile of BATMAN (1989), and in 1991 designed New York's celebrity-owned, movie-themed restaurant, Planet Hollywood. Other notable production design credits include ALIEN and MOONRAKER (both 1979, both uncredited special effects), LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER (1981), AN UNSUITABLE JOB FOR A WOMAN (1981), THE FROG PRINCE (1984), HIGH SPIRITS (1988) and AWAKENINGS (1990). After his work on BATMAN, Furst tried in vain to find some directing work. Contractual obligations kept him from being able to do the work he did on the BATMAN sequel. Shortly after he broke up with actress Beverly D'Angelo, the film community was shocked by Furst's untimely death in Los Angeles in November of 1991, the result of a suicidal leap which abruptly ended a brilliant career.  Best Achievement in Art Direction 1989: BATMAN - Art Direction 1 nomination, 1 Award