Cedric Gibbons

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23. března 1893 — 26. července 1960 (67 let)
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Austin Cedric Gibbons (March 23, 1893 – July 26, 1960) was an Irish art director and production designer for the film industry. He also made a significant contribution to motion picture theater architecture from the 1930s to 1950s. He is credited as the designer of the Oscar statuette in 1928.

Gibbons was born in Dublin, Ireland and studied at the Art Students League of New York and worked for his architect father. While at Edison Studios from 1915, he first designed a set for a film released in 1919, assisting Hugo Ballin. But, after this first foray, the studio closed, and he signed with Samuel Goldwyn in 1918. This evolved to working for Louis B. Mayer at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1924 to 1956—a 32-year career.

Gibbons was one of the original 36 founding members of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and oversaw the design of the Academy Awards statuette in 1928, a trophy for which he himself would be nominated 39 times, winning 11.

He retired in 1956 with about 1,500 films credited to him: however, his contract with MGM dictated that he receive credit as art director for every MGM film released in the United States, even though other designers may have done the bulk of the work. Even so, his actual hands-on art direction may have been on about 150 films.

In 1930, Gibbons married actress Dolores del Río and co-designed their house in Santa Monica, an intricate Art Deco residence influenced by Rudolf Schindler. They divorced in 1941; three years later he married actress Hazel Brooks with whom he remained until his death at the age of 67.

Gibbons's grave is in the Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles.

Filmy a seriály na Plexu

  • Plynové lampy
    Plynové lampy1944
  • Paní Miniverová
    Paní Miniverová1942
  • Alonzo, muž bez rukou
    Alonzo, muž bez rukou1927
  • Královská svatba
    Královská svatba1951
  • The Last Time I Saw Paris
    The Last Time I Saw Paris1954
  • Jak je těžké být dědečkem
    Jak je těžké být dědečkem1951
  • Till the Clouds Roll By
    Till the Clouds Roll By1946
  • Good News
    Good News1947
  • Cause for Alarm!
    Cause for Alarm!1951
  • Vengeance Valley
    Vengeance Valley1951
  • Eyes in the Night
    Eyes in the Night1942
  • Riskuj všechno!
    Riskuj všechno!1951
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1939
  • The Painted Hills
    The Painted Hills1951
  • Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
    Love Laughs at Andy Hardy1946
  • Fiesta
    Fiesta1947
  • Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
    Dr. Kildare's Strange Case1940
  • Mr. Imperium
    Mr. Imperium1951
  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare
    The Secret of Dr. Kildare1939

Známý pro

  • Čaroděj ze země Oz
    Čaroděj ze země Oz1939
  • Plynové lampy
    Plynové lampy1944
  • Američan v Paříži
    Američan v Paříži1951
  • Pride and Prejudice
    Pride and Prejudice1940
  • Little Women
    Little Women1949
  • The Bad and the Beautiful
    The Bad and the Beautiful1952
  • Velký Ziegfeld
    Velký Ziegfeld1936
  • Random Harvest
    Random Harvest1942
  • Quo Vadis
    Quo Vadis1951
  • The Yearling
    The Yearling1946
  • Někdo tam nahoře mě má rád
    Někdo tam nahoře mě má rád1956
  • Julius Caesar
    Julius Caesar1953
  • Annie Get Your Gun
    Annie Get Your Gun1950
  • Obraz Doriana Graye
    Obraz Doriana Graye1945
  • Džungle před tabulí
    Džungle před tabulí1955
  • Tarzan a jeho družka
    Tarzan a jeho družka1934
  • Brigadoon
    Brigadoon1954
  • Lili
    Lili1953
  • The Merry Widow
    The Merry Widow1934
  • Madame Curie
    Madame Curie1943

Filmografie