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Cedric Gibbons

Regisseur, Acteur

23 maart 1893 — 26 juli 1960 (67 years)
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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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Gaslicht
    Gaslicht1944
  • Mrs. Miniver
    Mrs. Miniver1942
  • The Unknown
    The Unknown1927
  • Royal Wedding
    Royal Wedding1951
  • The Last Time I Saw Paris
    The Last Time I Saw Paris1954
  • Vader plukt de vruchten
    Vader plukt de vruchten1951
  • Till the Clouds Roll By
    Till the Clouds Roll By1946
  • Good News
    Good News1947
  • Cause for Alarm!
    Cause for Alarm!1951
  • De Vallei van de Haat
    De Vallei van de Haat1951
  • Eyes in the Night
    Eyes in the Night1942
  • Erop of eronder
    Erop of eronder1951
  • 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

Known For

  • De Tovenaar van Oz
    De Tovenaar van Oz1939
  • Een amerikaan in Parijs
    Een amerikaan in Parijs1951
  • Gaslicht
    Gaslicht1944
  • Julius Caesar
    Julius Caesar1953
  • Tweestrijd der gevoelens
    Tweestrijd der gevoelens1940
  • Klatergoud
    Klatergoud1952
  • Gevangenen van 't verleden
    Gevangenen van 't verleden1942
  • Quo Vadis
    Quo Vadis1951
  • The Yearling
    The Yearling1946
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me
    Somebody Up There Likes Me1956
  • Annie Get Your Gun
    Annie Get Your Gun1950
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray
    The Picture of Dorian Gray1945
  • Blackboard Jungle
    Blackboard Jungle1955
  • Tarzan's verdere avonturen
    Tarzan's verdere avonturen1934
  • Brigadoon
    Brigadoon1954
  • The Great Ziegfeld
    The Great Ziegfeld1936
  • Lili
    Lili1953
  • The Merry Widow
    The Merry Widow1934
  • Little Women
    Little Women1949
  • Madame Curie
    Madame Curie1943

Cinematografie

1934
Tarzan and His Mate