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Also known as Austin Cedric Gibbons

American art director (1890–1960)

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Art · Dublin, Ireland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Austin Cedric Gibbons (March 23, 1893 – July 26, 1960) was an Irish art director and production designer for the film industry. He also made a significant contribution to motion picture theater architecture from the 1930s to 1950s. He is credited as the designer of the Oscar statuette in 1928. Gibbons was born in Dublin, Ireland and studied at the Art…

Known for

  • Checking Out: Grand Hotel — Self (archive footage)2004
  • The Great Morgan — Cedric Gibbons (uncredited)1945
  • 1925 Studio Tour — Self1925

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Key facts

Born
Austin Cedric Gibbons , ( 1890-03-23 ) March 23, 1890, New York City , U.S.
Died
July 26, 1960 (1960-07-26) (aged 70), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
Resting place
Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles
Occupations
Art director set decorator
Years active
1919–1956
Spouses
Gwendolyn Weller ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1926 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1926 ) ​ Dolores del Río ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1930 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1941 ) ​ Hazel Brooks , ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 ) ​
Relatives
Veronica Cooper (niece) Billy Gibbons (second cousin once-removed)

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Encyclopedic overview

Austin Cedric Gibbons (March 23, 1890 – July 26, 1960) was an American art director for the film industry. He also made a significant contribution to motion picture theater architecture from the 1930s to 1950s. Gibbons designed the Oscar statuette in 1928, but tasked the sculpting to George Stanley, a Los Angeles artist. He was nominated 39 times for the Academy Award for Best Production Design and won the Oscar 11 times, both of which are records.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cedric Gibbons” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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