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William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957) was an American film production designer (a job title he invented) [1] and art director as well as a film director and producer during a career spanning five decades. He began his career during the silent era, and later pioneered the use of color in film for dramatic effect.
Feb 4, 2016 · Biography sheds light on William Cameron Menzies, the first production designer. February 4, 2016 - Harry Ransom Center. While researching his recent book William Cameron Menzies: The Shape of Films to Come, author James Curtis visited the Ransom Center to seek insight about Menzies’s career.
Mar 26, 2024 · William Cameron Menzies (born July 29, 1896, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.—died March 5, 1957, Beverly Hills, California) was an American set designer, one of the most influential in filmmaking, whose work on The Dove (1927) and The Tempest (1928) won the first Academy Award for art direction.
Director. Art Department. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. William Cameron Menzies was educated at Yale University, the University of Edinburgh and at the Art Students League in New York. He entered the film industry in 1919, after serving with the U.S. Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
Jun 11, 2018 · MENZIES, William Cameron. Art Director and Director. Nationality: American. Born: William Howe Cameron Menzies in New Haven, Connecticut, 29 July 1896. Education: Attended Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; University of Edinburgh; Art Students League, New York. Military Service: Served in the United States Army during World War I.
Invaders from Mars is a 1953 American independent science fiction film directed by William Cameron Menzies and starring Jimmy Hunt, Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Morris Ankrum, Leif Erickson, and Hillary Brooke. It was produced by Edward L. Alperson Jr. and released by 20th Century-Fox in SuperCinecolor.
WILLIAM CAMERON MENZIES. William Cameron Menzies was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and educated at Yale and the Art Students League in New York City. He first worked creating advertising illustrations, children’s books, and magazine layouts.
