Cedric Gibbons

Reżyseria, Aktor

23 marca 1893 — 26 lipca 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

  • Gasnący płomień
    Gasnący płomień1944
  • Pani Miniver
    Pani Miniver1942
  • Demon cyrku
    Demon cyrku1927
  • Królewskie wesele
    Królewskie wesele1951
  • Kiedy ostatni raz widziałem Paryż
    Kiedy ostatni raz widziałem Paryż1954
  • Kłopotliwy wnuczek
    Kłopotliwy wnuczek1951
  • Burzliwe życie Kerna
    Burzliwe życie Kerna1946
  • Good News
    Good News1947
  • Powód do paniki
    Powód do paniki1951
  • Dolina zemsty
    Dolina zemsty1951
  • Oczy w nocy
    Oczy w nocy1942
  • Marsz ku chwale
    Marsz ku chwale1951
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1939
  • Lassie z Malowanych Wzgórz
    Lassie z Malowanych Wzgórz1951
  • Miłość zadrwiła z Andy'ego Hardy'ego
    Miłość zadrwiła z Andy'ego Hardy'ego1946
  • Fiesta
    Fiesta1947
  • Dziwny przypadek doktora Kildare'a
    Dziwny przypadek doktora Kildare'a1940
  • Mister Imperium
    Mister Imperium1951
  • The Secret of Dr. Kildare
    The Secret of Dr. Kildare1939

Known For

  • Czarnoksiężnik z Oz
    Czarnoksiężnik z Oz1939
  • Gasnący płomień
    Gasnący płomień1944
  • Amerykanin w Paryżu
    Amerykanin w Paryżu1951
  • Duma i uprzedzenie
    Duma i uprzedzenie1940
  • Małe kobietki
    Małe kobietki1949
  • Piękny i Zły
    Piękny i Zły1952
  • Król kobiet
    Król kobiet1936
  • Zagubione dni
    Zagubione dni1942
  • Quo Vadis
    Quo Vadis1951
  • Roczniak
    Roczniak1946
  • Między Linami Ringu
    Między Linami Ringu1956
  • Juliusz Cezar
    Juliusz Cezar1953
  • Rekord Annie
    Rekord Annie1950
  • Portret Doriana Graya
    Portret Doriana Graya1945
  • Szkolna dżungla
    Szkolna dżungla1955
  • Miłość Tarzana
    Miłość Tarzana1934
  • Brigadoon
    Brigadoon1954
  • Lili
    Lili1953
  • Wesoła wdówka
    Wesoła wdówka1934
  • Curie-Skłodowska
    Curie-Skłodowska1943

Filmografia