Cedric Gibbons

Directeur, Acteur

23 mars 1893 — 26 juillet 1960 (67 ans)
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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.

Films & Séries sur Plex

  • Hantise
    Hantise1944
  • Madame Miniver
    Madame Miniver1942
  • L'Inconnu
    L'Inconnu1927
  • Mariage Royal
    Mariage Royal1951
  • La Dernière Fois que j'ai vu Paris
    La Dernière Fois que j'ai vu Paris1954
  • Allons donc, papa !
    Allons donc, papa !1951
  • La Pluie qui chante
    La Pluie qui chante1946
  • Vive l'amour
    Vive l'amour1947
  • Jour de terreur
    Jour de terreur1951
  • La Vallée de la vengeance
    La Vallée de la vengeance1951
  • Les Yeux dans les ténèbres
    Les Yeux dans les ténèbres1942
  • Tout ou rien
    Tout ou rien1951
  • Les aventures de Huckleberry Finn
    Les aventures de Huckleberry Finn1939
  • The Painted Hills
    The Painted Hills1951
  • Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
    Love Laughs at Andy Hardy1946
  • Fiesta
    Fiesta1947
  • L'Étrange Cas du docteur Kildare
    L'Étrange Cas du docteur Kildare1940
  • Laisse-moi t'aimer
    Laisse-moi t'aimer1951
  • Le Secret du docteur Kildare
    Le Secret du docteur Kildare1939

Connue pour

  • Le Magicien d'Oz
    Le Magicien d'Oz1939
  • Hantise
    Hantise1944
  • Un Américain à Paris
    Un Américain à Paris1951
  • Orgueil et préjugés
    Orgueil et préjugés1940
  • Les Quatre Filles du docteur March
    Les Quatre Filles du docteur March1949
  • Les Ensorcelés
    Les Ensorcelés1952
  • Le Grand Ziegfeld
    Le Grand Ziegfeld1936
  • Prisonniers du passé
    Prisonniers du passé1942
  • Quo Vadis
    Quo Vadis1951
  • Le Grand National
    Le Grand National1944
  • Jody et le faon
    Jody et le faon1946
  • Marqué par la haine
    Marqué par la haine1956
  • Jules César
    Jules César1953
  • Annie La Reine Du Cirque
    Annie La Reine Du Cirque1950
  • Le Portrait de Dorian Gray
    Le Portrait de Dorian Gray1945
  • Graine de violence
    Graine de violence1955
  • Tarzan et sa compagne
    Tarzan et sa compagne1934
  • Brigadoon
    Brigadoon1954
  • Lili
    Lili1953
  • La Veuve joyeuse
    La Veuve joyeuse1934

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