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Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons, Irish-American art director and production designer (died 1960)

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Born
March 23, 1893
Died
July 26, 1960
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1893

About Cedric Gibbons

Austin Cedric Gibbons 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. In 1918, Gibbons joined Goldwyn Studios, first serving as an assistant to Hugo Ballin. The iconic Oscar statuettes that Gibbons designed, which were first awarded in 1929, still are being presented to winners at Academy Awards ceremonies each year. In 1925, working in MGM's art department, Gibbons competed with Romain De Tirtoff for a more substantial position, while working with Joseph Wright, Merrill Pye and Richard Day on some 20 films.

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Cedric Gibbons timeline

  1. In 1918, Gibbons joined Goldwyn Studios, first serving as an assistant to Hugo Ballin.
  2. In 1925, working in MGM's art department, Gibbons competed with Romain De Tirtoff for a more substantial position, while working with Joseph Wright, Merrill Pye and Richard Day on some 20 films.
  3. Gibbons designed the Oscar statuette in 1928, but tasked the sculpting to George Stanley, a Los Angeles artist.
  4. The iconic Oscar statuettes that Gibbons designed, which were first awarded in 1929, still are being presented to winners at Academy Awards ceremonies each year.

The world when Cedric Gibbons was born

Cedric Gibbons was born in 1893. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineWorld's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
  • Technology milestoneFirst Ferris wheel debuts at Chicago World's Fair
  • Notable inventionFerris wheel (264 feet tall)
  • World population~1.53B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population66.0M

1893 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Cedric Gibbons's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18932026
Population66.0M341 million

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