Cedric Gibbons
Set Decorator, Film art director
1893 – 1960
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Who was Cedric Gibbons?
Austin Cedric Gibbons was an Irish American art director and production designer who was one of the most important and influential in the field in the history of American film. He also made a great impact on motion picture theater architecture from 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.
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- Born
- Mar 23, 1893
Dublin - Also known as
- Austin Cedric Gibbons
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Dolores del Río
(1930/08/06 - 1941/01/17) - Hazel Brooks
(1944 - 1960/07/26)
- Dolores del Río
- Ethnicity
- Irish American
- Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Art Students League of New York
- Died
- Jul 26, 1960
Hollywood - Resting place
- Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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