Citizendia
Your Ad Here

Edwin Booth Willis
Born January 28, 1893 (1893-01-28)
Decatur, Illinois
Died November 26, 1963 (aged 70)
Hollywood, California
Cause of death Cancer
Other names Edwin B. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Willis
Edwin Willis
Occupation Motion picture set designer & decorator

Edwin Booth Willis (born 28 January 1893, Decatur, Illinois - died 26 November 1963) was an award-winning motion picture set designer and decorator. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willis worked exclusively at MGM studios for his entire career. During his career as a set designer Willis worked on over 600 separate productions. The Internet Movie Database lists his 577 film credits as set decorator, 163 credits as interior decorator and 24 credits as art director. Edwin B. Willis was nominated for the Academy Award in his profession 32 times, in certain years receiving multiple nominations. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Willis won the Oscar on 8 occasions. The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. He died of cancer in Hollywood, in 1963. He was survived by his sister.

Contents

Major awards

Academy Awards

Interior decoration (Color)

Interior decoration (Black & white)

Art direction/Set decoration (Color)

Art direction/Set decoration (Black & white)

Academy Award Nominations

Interior decoration

Interior decoration (Black & white)

Interior decoration (Color)

Art direction/Set decoration (Black & white)

Art direction/Set decoration (Color)

Art Direction/Set Decoration

External links

Blossoms in the Dust is a 1941 film which tells the story of Edna Gladney who takes it upon herself to help orphaned children to find homes despite the opposition The Yearling is a 1946 Family film drama made by MGM. It was directed by Clarence Brown and produced by Sidney Franklin This article is about the 1944 film Gaslight For the 1940 release see Gaslight. Little Women ( 1949) directed by Mervyn LeRoy is based on Louisa May Alcott 's novel of the same name. An American in Paris is a MGM Musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin. The Bad and the Beautiful ( 1952) is a MGM Melodramatic film which tells the story of a film producer who alienates all around him Julius Caesar is an MGM film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare, directed by Joseph L The Great Ziegfeld ( 1936) is a Musical film produced by MGM. Romeo and Juliet is a film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare, directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Talbot Jennings. When Ladies Meet may refer to ''When Ladies Meet'' (1932 play, by Rachel Crothers ''When Ladies Meet'' (1933 film, an adaptation Random Harvest is a 1942 film based on the 1941 James Hilton novel of the same name, directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Madame Curie is a 1943 Biographical film made by MGM. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin The Picture of Dorian Gray is an American horror - drama Film based on the 1891 Novel The Thousands Cheer was an American musical - Comedy released by MGM in 1943 The 1944 version of Kismet was an MGM picture in Technicolor starring Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, Joy Ann Page and Florence National Velvet is a 1944 film based on the novel by Enid Bagnold, first published in 1935 Executive Suite is a 1954 MGM Drama film depicting the transfer of power in a corporation in trouble I'll Cry Tomorrow is a 1955 MGM Biographical film which tells the story of Lillian Roth, a Broadway star who rebels against Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 Social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school Annie Get Your Gun is a 1950 American Musical film loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. The Merry Widow (Die lustige Witwe is an Operetta by the Austro-Hungarian Composer Franz Lehár. Lili ( 1953) is an American film Considered one among many classic MGM releases it stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French Young Bess is a 1953 Biographical film made by MGM about the early career of Queen Elizabeth I of England, focusing primarily The Story of Three Loves, also known as Equilibrium, is a 1953 romantic portmanteau film made by MGM. Brigadoon is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. Lust for Life ( 1956) is a MGM Biographical film about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, based on the Les Girls, also known as Cole Porter's Les Girls, is a 1957 Comedy film musical made by MGM. Raintree County is a novel by Ross Lockridge Jr. It tells the story of a small-town Midwestern teacher and poet named John Shawnessy who in his younger
© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
 Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic