Cedric Gibbons

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23 mars 1893 — 26 juli 1960 (67 år)
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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.

Filmer och Serier på Plex

  • Gasljus
    Gasljus1944
  • Mrs. Miniver
    Mrs. Miniver1942
  • The Unknown
    The Unknown1927
  • Kungligt bröllop
    Kungligt bröllop1951
  • Jag minns Paris
    Jag minns Paris1954
  • Morfar opp i dagen
    Morfar opp i dagen1951
  • Efter regn kommer solsken
    Efter regn kommer solsken1946
  • Leve kärleken
    Leve kärleken1947
  • Farligt meddelande
    Farligt meddelande1951
  • Hämndens dal
    Hämndens dal1951
  • Ögon i natten
    Ögon i natten1942
  • Mot okänt mål
    Mot okänt mål1951
  • Huckleberry Finns äventyr
    Huckleberry Finns äventyr1939
  • Lassies hämnd
    Lassies hämnd1951
  • Andy Hardys kärleksbekymmer
    Andy Hardys kärleksbekymmer1946
  • Fiesta
    Fiesta1947
  • Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
    Dr. Kildare's Strange Case1940
  • Mitt hjärtas kung
    Mitt hjärtas kung1951
  • Dr. Kildares hemlighet
    Dr. Kildares hemlighet1939

Känd för

  • Trollkarlen från Oz
    Trollkarlen från Oz1939
  • Gasljus
    Gasljus1944
  • An American in Paris
    An American in Paris1951
  • Illusionernas stad
    Illusionernas stad1952
  • Den store Ziegfeld
    Den store Ziegfeld1936
  • Quo Vadis
    Quo Vadis1951
  • Slumpens skördar
    Slumpens skördar1942
  • Hjortkalven
    Hjortkalven1946
  • En man för Elisabeth
    En man för Elisabeth1940
  • Gatans kung
    Gatans kung1956
  • Julius Caesar
    Julius Caesar1953
  • Annie Get Your Gun
    Annie Get Your Gun1950
  • Dorian Grays porträtt
    Dorian Grays porträtt1945
  • Vänd dem inte ryggen!
    Vänd dem inte ryggen!1955
  • Tarzan och den vita kvinnan
    Tarzan och den vita kvinnan1934
  • Brigadoon
    Brigadoon1954
  • Glada änkan
    Glada änkan1934
  • Unga kvinnor
    Unga kvinnor1949
  • Madame Curie
    Madame Curie1943
  • Marie Antoinette
    Marie Antoinette1938

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