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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.
- 1919–1956
- July 26, 1960 (aged 70), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Austin Cedric Gibbons, March 23, 1890, Dublin, Ireland
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.
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Cedric Gibbons was a renowned art director and Oscar designer who worked for MGM for 32 years. He won 11 Oscars and influenced American interiors with his set designs.
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- Dublin, Ireland
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- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
May 30, 2013 · May 30, 2013. in. Oscar Profile. by. Peter J Patrick. Tags: 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.
Learn about Cedric Gibbons, the set designer who created the Oscar trophy and won 11 Academy Awards for art direction. Explore his career, his films and his marriages at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin.
March 23, 1893 · Dublin, Ireland. Died. July 26, 1960 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Birth name. Austin Cedric Gibbons. Nickname. Gibby. Height. 5′ 11¾″ (1.83 m) Mini Bio. 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.
Cedric Gibbons, who was born in Dublin in 1893, began working for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the 1920s and went on to design sets, props and costumes for more than a thousand Hollywood films...
