Austin Cedric Gibbons
Sign | Aries |
Born | Mar 23, 1893 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | Jul 26, 1960 Hollywood, CA |
Age | Died at 67 |
Cedric Gibbons | |
Job | Art director, set decorator |
Years active | 1919 - 1956 |
Top Roles | Himself |
Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Film Adaptation |
Top Topics | Pre-Code Cinema, Book-Based, Sequels |
Top Collaborators | Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton, Paul Cavanagh |
Shares birthday with | Joan Crawford, Philip Ober, Jeff York see more.. |
Cedric Gibbons Overview:
Director, Cedric Gibbons, was born Austin Cedric Gibbons on Mar 23, 1893 in Dublin, Ireland. Gibbons died at the age of 67 on Jul 26, 1960 in Hollywood, CA .
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Cedric Gibbons was nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one for Best Art Direction for The Bridge of San Luis Rey in 1928/29.
Academy Awards
Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
1928/29 | Best Art Direction | The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944) | N/A | Won |
1932/33 | Best Art Direction | When Ladies Meet (1933) | N/A | Nominated |
1938 | Best Art Direction | Marie Antoinette (1938) | N/A | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Mini Tribute:
By Annmarie Gatti on Mar 23, 2016 From Classic Movie Hub BlogBorn March 23, 1893 Over the course of his 32-year film career, served as Supervising Art Director for over 1500 MGM films (his contract specified that he receive an art director credit for every MGM film released in the US) –?with direct responsibility for about ... Read full article
Tarzan and His Mate (1934, )
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 21, 2015 From The Stop ButtonFor a film called Tarzan and His Mate, Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan doesn’t get much to do. He spends the film rescuing Maureen O’Sullivan (which is one of the more frustrating aspects of the film–she doesn’t exhibit any jungle survival skills until the finale) from a va... Read full article
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