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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
Mar 19, 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.
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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.
May 18, 2018 · Cedric Gibbons was an American art director who won 11 Academy Awards for his work on MGM films. He was born in New York in 1893 and died in Westwood, California in 1960.
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...
Learn about the life and career of Cedric Gibbons, the set designer who created the iconic Oscar statuette and won 11 Academy Awards himself. Explore his achievements, influences and personal relationships 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.
