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Academy Award Oscar statuettes on display, designed by Cedric Gibbons in 1928
Academy Award Oscar statuettes on display, designed by Cedric Gibbons in 1928

Austin Cedric Gibbons, (March 23, 1893 – July 26, 1960) was an American art director who was one of the most important and influential in the field in the history of American film. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The term art director is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in Advertising, Publishing, film and Television, the Internet The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He also made a great impact on motion picture theater architecture through the 1930s to 1950s, the period considered the golden-era of theater architecture. He is credited as the designer of the Oscar statuette in 1928. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.

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Biography

Gibbons was born in Dublin and studied at the Art Students League of New York and worked for his architect father. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. The Art Students League of New York is an Art school located on West 57th Street in New York City. While at Edison Studios from 1915, he first designed a set for a film released in 1919, assisting Hugo Ballin. Edison Studios was an American Motion picture production company owned by the Edison Company of inventor Thomas Edison. Hugo Ballin ( March 7, 1879 - November 27, 1956) was born in New York City and studied at the Art Students League of New York. But, after this first foray, the studio closed, and he signed with Samuel Goldwyn in 1918. Samuel Goldwyn ( ca. July 1879 &ndash 31 January 1974) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning producer This evolved to working for Louis B. Mayer at MGM from 1924 to 1956—a 32-year career. Louis Burt Mayer (born Lazar Meir July 4, 1884 &ndash October 29, 1957) was an early Film producer, most

In 1930, he married actress Dolores del Rio and co-designed their house in Santa Monica, an intricate Art Deco residence influenced by Rudolf Schindler. Dolores del Río ( August 3, 1905 &ndash April 11, 1983) was a Mexican Film actress. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial Rudolph Michael Schindler (born Rudolf Michael Schindler, 1887&ndash1953 was an Austrian and later an American Architect whose most important works were built They divorced in 1941, the year he married actress Hazel Brooks (b. Cape Town, South Africa, 1925–d. Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles, 2002) with whom he remained for the rest of his life. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Cedric Gibbons fostered MGM's incorrect publicity claim that he was born in Dublin, Ireland and provided his birth year as 1893. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Also, in responding to letters from those seeking employment as designers at MGM, he instructed his secretary Herta Verkuitz to respond by claiming that a degree in "architectural engineering" was required, thus, suggesting that he himself had such a degree and evidently aspiring to his father's profession. The letters further claimed that Gibbons was "the first to bring modern architecture to the screen" (a memo dated 23 March 1935, Special Collections, American Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, MGM Art Department/Publicity, folder 44). Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Gibbons was one of the original 36 founding members of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and oversaw the design of the Academy Awards Oscar statuette in 1929, a trophy for which he himself would be nominated 39 times, winning 11—second only to Walt Disney, who won 26. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of Motion "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter

He retired in 1956 with about 1,500 films credited to him: however, his contract with MGM dictated that he receive credit as art director for every MGM film released in the United States, even though other designers may have done the bulk of the work. Even so, his actual hands-on art direction may have been on about 150 films.

Gibbons's set designs, particularly those in such films as Born to Dance (1936) and Rosalie (1937), heavily inspired motion picture theater architecture in the late 1930s through 1950s. Born to Dance ( 1936) is an American Musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and directed by Rosalie is an American musical play first produced in 1928 It was later adapted as a musical film by MGM in 1937 The style is found very clearly in the theaters that were managed by the Skouras brothers, whose designer Carl G. Charles P Skouras (born 1889 &ndash 1954 in Skourohorion Greece, was an American movie executive and president of Fox Coast West. Moeller used the sweeping scroll-like details in his creations. Among the more classic examples are the Loma Theater in San Diego, The Crest in Long Beach and Fresno, and the Culver Theater in Culver City, all of which are in California and some extant. Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County California. The style is sometimes referred to as Art Deco and Art Moderne. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial Streamline Moderne, sometimes referred to by either name alone was a late branch of the Art Deco design style The 2006 Academy Award Show stage set design at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood was inspired by this so-called golden-era of theater architecture. The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in the Hollywood and Highland retail dining and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue

Gibbons's grave is in the Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles. The Calvary Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese, located at 4201 Whittier Boulevard in Los Angeles California

Academy Awards

Wins for Art Direction

Nominations for Art Direction (partial)

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