Profile
Cedric Gibbons
Art Director + Set Decorator
Male
Born
Mar 23, 1893
Hometown
Dublin
Died
Jul 26, 1960
Death Place
Los Angeles, Cali...
Other Names
Gibbons, Austin C...
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 through… Read More
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Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Cedric Gibbons.
CHILDHOOD
1893
Birth
Born on March 23, 1893.
TWENTIES
1915
22 Years Old
Gibbons was born in Dublin, Ireland and studied at the Art Students League of New York and worked for his architect father. While at Edison Studios from 1915, he first designed a set for a film released in 1919, assisting Hugo Ballin.
1918
25 Years Old
But, after this first foray, the studio closed, and he signed with Samuel Goldwyn in 1918.
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THIRTIES
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He is credited as the designer of the Oscar statuette in 1928.
1930
37 Years Old
In 1930, Gibbons married actress Dolores del Río and co-designed their house in Santa Monica, an intricate Art Deco residence influenced by Rudolf Schindler.
FORTIES
1941
48 Years Old
They divorced in 1941, the year he married actress Hazel Brooks with whom he remained until his death at the age of 67.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1956
63 Years Old
He retired in 1956 with about 1,500 films credited to him: however, his contract with MGM dictated that he receive credit as art director for every MGM film released in the United States, even though other designers may have done the bulk of the work.
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1960
67 Years Old
Died on July 26, 1960.
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