James Basevi
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Film & TV
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
James Basevi (21 September 1890 – 27 March 1962) was a British-born art director and special effects expert. After his military service during World War I Basevi emigrated to Canada and later on to the United States. He began his career in 1924 with MGM, designing sets for silent films. After the advent of talkies, Basevi became the head of MGM's special effects department, helping to create the…
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Plymouth
- Place of death
- Bellflower
- Occupation
- production designer
- Military branch
- British Army
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- date of birth
- 1890-06-11
- date of death
- 1962-03-27
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