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Austin Cedric Gibbons (March 23, 1890 [1] – July 26, 1960) was an American art director for the film industry. He also made a significant contribution to motion picture theater architecture from the 1930s to 1950s. Gibbons designed the Oscar statuette in 1928, but tasked the sculpting to George Stanley, a Los Angeles artist.
Cedric Gibbons. Art Director: Gaslight. After graduating from New York's Art Students League he worked for his architect father, then started film work at Edison Studios in 1915 assisting Hugo Ballin.
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- Dublin, Ireland
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- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Cedric Gibbons. Art Director: Gaslight. After graduating from New York's Art Students League he worked for his architect father, then started film work at Edison Studios in 1915 assisting Hugo Ballin.
- March 23, 1893
- July 26, 1960
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Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score Yet53%Art Director86%86%Art DirectorNo Score Yet73%Art Director83%82%Art DirectorBuy movie tickets in advance, find movie times, watch trailers, read movie reviews, and more at Fandango. Screen Reader Users: To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our Flixster.com website, which has the same tickets as our Fandango.com and MovieTickets.com websites.
Jul 22, 2024 · Cedric Gibbons, Irish American art director who worked for MGM; his name appears on nearly 1,500 films produced by that studio during the 32 years (1924–56) that he worked there. He won 11 Academy Awards and is credited with designing the Oscar statuette. Learn more about Gibbons’s life and career.
