Cedric Gibbons (1893-1960) American film set designer
Cedric Gibbons (1893-1960) was an American film set designer who replaced painted backdrops with three-dimensional sets. He managed a staff of talented unit art directors and signed a contract with MGM that gave him sole credit for every film the studio made in the USA. He was influenced by the 1925 Paris ‘Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industrials Modernes’, and designed the Oscar statuette in 1928 for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was congratulated by architects for his French Renaissance sets for Marie Antoinette (1938). Between 1917 and 1955, he had screen credits in more than 1,500 films and won 11 Academy Awards.Read More →