Cedric Gibbons

Regista, Attore

23 marzo 1893 — 26 luglio 1960 (67 anni)
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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.

Film e Serie su Plex

  • Angoscia
    Angoscia1944
  • La signora Miniver
    La signora Miniver1942
  • Lo sconosciuto
    Lo sconosciuto1927
  • Sua altezza si sposa
    Sua altezza si sposa1951
  • L'ultima volta che vidi Parigi
    L'ultima volta che vidi Parigi1954
  • Papà diventa nonno
    Papà diventa nonno1951
  • Nuvole passeggere
    Nuvole passeggere1946
  • Good News
    Good News1947
  • La lettera accusatrice
    La lettera accusatrice1951
  • La valle della vendetta
    La valle della vendetta1951
  • Occhi nella notte
    Occhi nella notte1942
  • Allo sbaraglio
    Allo sbaraglio1951
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1939
  • L'oro delle montagne
    L'oro delle montagne1951
  • Carambola d'amore
    Carambola d'amore1946
  • La Matadora
    La Matadora1947
  • Lo strano caso del dr. Kildare
    Lo strano caso del dr. Kildare1940
  • Mr. Imperium
    Mr. Imperium1951
  • Il segreto del dr. Kildare
    Il segreto del dr. Kildare1939

Famoso per

  • Il mago di Oz
    Il mago di Oz1939
  • Angoscia
    Angoscia1944
  • Un americano a Parigi
    Un americano a Parigi1951
  • Orgoglio e pregiudizio
    Orgoglio e pregiudizio1940
  • Piccole donne
    Piccole donne1949
  • Il bruto e la bella
    Il bruto e la bella1952
  • Il paradiso delle fanciulle
    Il paradiso delle fanciulle1936
  • Prigionieri del passato
    Prigionieri del passato1942
  • Quo Vadis
    Quo Vadis1951
  • Il cucciolo
    Il cucciolo1946
  • Lassù qualcuno mi ama
    Lassù qualcuno mi ama1956
  • Giulio Cesare
    Giulio Cesare1953
  • Anna prendi il fucile
    Anna prendi il fucile1950
  • Il ritratto di Dorian Gray
    Il ritratto di Dorian Gray1945
  • Il seme della violenza
    Il seme della violenza1955
  • Tarzan e la compagna
    Tarzan e la compagna1934
  • Brigadoon
    Brigadoon1954
  • Lili
    Lili1953
  • La vedova allegra
    La vedova allegra1934
  • Madame Curie
    Madame Curie1943

Filmografia