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James Basevi
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Born September 21, 1890Died March 27, 1962 (71 years)
James Basevi (21 September 1890 – 27 March 1962) was a British-born art director and special effects expert.
After his military service during World War I Basevi emigrated to Canada and later on to the United States. He began his career in 1924 with MGM, designing sets for silent films. After the advent of talkies, Basevi became the head of MGM's special effects department, helping to create the earthquake scene in San Francisco (1936). He also worked on the storm sequence in John Ford's The Hurricane for 20th Century Fox.
In 1943, he shared an Oscar for art direction with William S. Darling for The Song of Bernadette. He was nominated for Oscars for Wuthering Heights (1939), The Westerner (1940), The Gang's All Here (1943) and The Keys of the Kingdom (1944).
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After his military service during World War I Basevi emigrated to Canada and later on to the United States. He began his career in 1924 with MGM, designing sets for silent films. After the advent of talkies, Basevi became the head of MGM's special effects department, helping to create the earthquake scene in San Francisco (1936). He also worked on the storm sequence in John Ford's The Hurricane for 20th Century Fox.
In 1943, he shared an Oscar for art direction with William S. Darling for The Song of Bernadette. He was nominated for Oscars for Wuthering Heights (1939), The Westerner (1940), The Gang's All Here (1943) and The Keys of the Kingdom (1944).
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James Basevi Filmography
| 1956 | The Searchers · as Art Direction |
| 1955 | East of Eden · as Production Design |
| 1953 | Island in the Sky · as Art Direction |
| 1953 | Battle Circus · as Art Direction |
| 1952 | My Man and I · as Art Direction |
| 1952 | Just This Once · as Art Director |
| 1951 | Across the Wide Missouri · as Art Director |
| 1951 | The People Against O'Hara · as Art Director |
| 1951 | Night Into Morning · as Art Director |
| 1950 | To Please a Lady · as Art Direction |
| 1950 | Wagon Master · as Art Direction |
| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon · as Art Direction |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young · as Art Direction |
| 1948 | 3 Godfathers · as Art Direction |
| 1948 | Fort Apache · as Art Direction |
| 1947 | Captain from Castile · as Art Direction |
| 1947 | Thunder in the Valley · as Art Director |
| 1947 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now · as Art Direction |
| 1947 | Carnival in Costa Rica · as Art Direction |
| 1947 | The Homestretch · as Art Direction |
| 1947 | The Late George Apley · as Art Direction |
| 1947 | 13 Rue Madeleine · as Art Direction |
| 1947 | The Brasher Doubloon · as Art Direction |
| 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim · as Art Direction |
| 1946 | Duel in the Sun · as Art Direction |
| 1946 | My Darling Clementine · as Art Direction |
| 1946 | Margie · as Art Direction |
| 1946 | Home, Sweet Homicide · as Art Direction |
| 1946 | If I'm Lucky · as Art Director |
| 1946 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog · as Art Director |
| 1946 | Somewhere in the Night · as Art Direction |
| 1946 | Strange Triangle · as Art Direction |
| 1946 | The Dark Corner · as Art Direction |
| 1946 | Claudia and David · as Art Direction |
| 1945 | Spellbound · as Art Direction |
| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom · as Art Direction |
| 1944 | Greenwich Village · as Art Direction |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling · as Art Director |
| 1944 | Wilson · as Art Direction |
| 1944 | Home in Indiana · as Art Direction |
| 1944 | Roger Touhy, Gangster · as Art Director |
| 1944 | Ladies of Washington · as Art Director |
| 1944 | The Eve of St. Mark · as Art Direction |
| 1944 | Bermuda Mystery · as Art Director |
| 1944 | Pin Up Girl · as Art Direction |
| 1944 | Tampico · as Art Director |
| 1944 | Buffalo Bill · as Art Direction |
| 1944 | Four Jills in a Jeep · as Art Direction |
| 1944 | The Purple Heart · as Art Direction |
| 1944 | The Fighting Sullivans · as Art Direction |
| 1944 | Lifeboat · as Art Direction |
| 1944 | The Lodger · as Art Direction |
| 1943 | The Gang's All Here · as Art Direction |
| 1943 | Jane Eyre · as Art Direction |
| 1943 | The Song of Bernadette · as Art Direction |
| 1943 | The Dancing Masters · as Art Director |
| 1943 | Stormy Weather · as Art Direction |
| 1943 | Happy Land · as Art Direction |
| 1943 | Claudia · as Art Director |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal Diary · as Art Direction |
| 1943 | Paris After Dark · as Art Director |
| 1943 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady · as Art Director |
| 1943 | Wintertime · as Art Direction |
| 1943 | Holy Matrimony · as Art Direction |
| 1943 | Bomber's Moon · as Art Director |
| 1943 | Heaven Can Wait · as Art Direction |
| 1943 | The Moon Is Down · as Art Director |
| 1943 | Jitterbugs · as Art Direction |
| 1943 | The Ox-Bow Incident · as Art Direction |
| 1943 | They Came to Blow Up America · as Art Direction |
| 1943 | Hello Frisco, Hello · as Art Director |
| 1942 | The Black Swan · as Art Direction |
| 1942 | Thunder Birds: Soldiers of the Air · as Art Direction |
| 1942 | Moontide · as Art Direction |
| 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake · as Art Direction |
| 1941 | A Yank in the R.A.F. · as Art Direction |
| 1941 | Tobacco Road · as Art Direction |
| 1940 | The Long Voyage Home · as Art Direction |
| 1940 | The Westerner · as Art Direction |
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| 1939 | The Real Glory · as Art Direction |
| 1939 | They Shall Have Music · as Art Direction |
| 1939 | Wuthering Heights · as Art Direction |
| 1935 | China Seas · as Visual Effects |
| 1926 | The Devil's Circus · as Set Decoration |
| 1925 | The Tower of Lies · as Set Decoration |
| 1925 | The Circle · as Art Direction |
| 1925 | Pretty Ladies · as Art Direction |
| 1925 | Proud Flesh · as Set Decorator |
| 1925 | Confessions of a Queen · as Art Director |