Hazel Brooks
Search results
Billy Gibbons (second cousin once-removed) 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 ...
- 1919–1956
- July 26, 1960 (aged 70), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Austin Cedric Gibbons, March 23, 1890, Dublin, Ireland
Cedric Gibbons (born March 23, 1890, New York City, New York, U.S.—died July 26, 1960, Westwood, California) was an Irish American art director for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) motion-picture studio; his name appears on nearly 1,500 films produced by that studio during the 32 years (1924–56) that he worked there.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 30, 2013 · Oscar Profile #137: Cedric Gibbons. Born March 23, 1893 in Dublin, Ireland to an Irish architect and his wife, Cedric Gibbons became one of the most influential artisans in Hollywood history. Having emigrated to the U.S. with his parents as a child, he worked for his father after graduating New York’s prestigious Art Students League.
Cedric Gibbons. Art Director. Art Department. Set Decorator. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. 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. In 1918 he moved to Goldwyn as art director and, in 1924, began his 32 year stint as supervising ...
- January 1, 1
- Dublin, Ireland
- January 1, 1
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
One of the most lauded set designers in US film history, Cedric Gibbons went on to win 11 Academy Awards of his own for art direction – a category record that remains unsurpassed to this day. Ahead of the 2023 Academy Awards, a new display at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum casts a look back on his career.
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. In 1918 he moved to Goldwyn as art director and, in 1924, began his 32 year stint as supervising art director for some 1500 MGM films, with direct responsibility in well over 150 of those. He ...
May 18, 2018 · Cedric Gibbons. The production designer Cedric Gibbons (1893-1960), though little-known to many filmgoers, strongly influenced many of Hollywood's greatest films. Gibbons was born in New York on March 23, 1893. Already educated in art and architecture, he began his movie career just as the film industry started rolling.
