Curiosidades

Father, with Jane Asher, of Katie Scarfe, Alexander Alex Scarfe and Rory Scarfe.

He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1994 (1993 season) for Best Costume Designer for An Absolute Turkey.

Suffered from asthma as a child.

Brother-in-law of Peter Asher and Clare Asher.

living in Italy (abril de 2008)

From his long relationship to Maureen Kerr (from ca. 1959 to ca. 1969) he had one son, Rupert Alexander (b. December 9th 1966, d. February 5th 2015). His first wife was children's writer Marcia Williams (b. August 8th, 1945) (from ca. 1969 to ca. 1971) and they had one daughter, Araminta. His second and current wife is actress Jane Asher (b. April 5th, 1946). They met in 1971, and they married ten years later. They have three children, daughter actress Katie Scarfe (born April 17, 1974), and sons Alex Scarfe (born December 1981) and Rory (born 1984).

He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to the Arts.

An article in the British "Times" of 16 January 1971 announced that Scarfe was working as designer on Michael Powell's production of "The Tempest"; the article announced that filming was to start in April, but this never happened as funding evaporated.