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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.
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May 18, 2018 · GIBBONS, Cedric. Art Director. Nationality: American. Born: New York, 23 March 1893. Family: Married the actress Dolores Del Rio, 1930 (divorced 1941). Military Service: U.S. Navy, 1916–17. Career: 1917–18—art director for Edison, then for Goldwyn, 1918–23, and for MGM from 1924–56: supervising art director for many years.
Cedric Gibbons, the Irish American who designed the Oscar. Did you know that an Irish American designed the original Oscar statuette? 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.
Sep 17, 2019 · MGM’s famous longtime art director, Cedric Gibbons—behind Singin’ in the Rain, The Wizard of Oz, and more—is the subject of a captivating new book. By Stefanie Waldek. Photography by Courtesy...
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...
Feb 23, 2015 · Mon Feb 23 2015 - 01:00. High up in the Santa Barbara mountains, with a commanding view of the Pacific Ocean, is the unobtrusive two-storey villa that once housed Ireland's most prolific Oscar...
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.
