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Cedric Gibbons
Dublin, Ireland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Austin Cedric Gibbons (March 23, 1893 – July 26, 1960) was an Irish art director and production designer for the film industry. He also made…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
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Checking Out: Grand Hotel
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1956
The Opposite Sex
Movie Art Direction
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1956
The Rack
Movie Art Direction
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1956
Lust for Life
Movie Art Direction
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1956
These Wilder Years
Movie Art Direction
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1956
High Society
Movie Art Direction
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1956
The Fastest Gun Alive
Movie Art Direction
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1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Movie Art Direction
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1956
The Catered Affair
Movie Art Direction
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1956
Invitation to the Dance
Movie Art Direction
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1956
Gaby
Movie Art Direction
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1956
The Swan
Movie Art Direction
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1956
Tribute to a Bad Man
Movie Art Direction
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1956
Forbidden Planet
Movie Art Direction
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1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Movie Art Direction
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1956
Ransom!
Movie Art Direction
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1956
Diane
Movie Art Direction
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1955
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Movie Art Direction
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1955
It's a Dog's Life
Movie Art Direction
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1955
The Tender Trap
Movie Art Direction
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1955
Kismet
Movie Art Direction
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1955
Trial
Movie Art Direction
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1955
It's Always Fair Weather
Movie Art Direction
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1955
The King's Thief
Movie Art Direction
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1955
Moonfleet
Movie Art Direction
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1955
The Cobweb
Movie Art Direction
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1955
Love Me or Leave Me
Movie Art Direction
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1955
The Prodigal
Movie Art Direction
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1955
Interrupted Melody
Movie Production Design
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1955
Blackboard Jungle
Movie Art Direction
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1955
Hit the Deck
Movie Art Direction
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1955
Jupiter's Darling
Movie Art Direction
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1955
Many Rivers to Cross
Movie Art Direction
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1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
Movie Art Direction
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1954
Green Fire
Movie Art Direction
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1954
Deep in My Heart
Movie Art Direction
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1954
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Movie Art Direction
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1954
Athena
Movie Art Direction
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1954
Brigadoon
Movie Art Direction
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1954
Her Twelve Men
Movie Art Direction
