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George Davis (art director)

George Davis, American art director (died 1984)

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Born
April 17, 1914
Age in 2026
112
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1914

About George Davis (art director)

George Davis was an American art director and was the supervising art director at MGM from 1959 to 1970. He won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction for his work on The Robe in 1954 and for The Diary of Anne Frank in 1960. He received the first of 17 Academy Award nominations in 1951 for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White for All About Eve, also directed by Mankiewicz. He won his first Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color in 1954 for his work on The Robe.

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George Davis (art director) timeline

  1. He received the first of 17 Academy Award nominations in 1951 for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White for All About Eve, also directed by Mankiewicz.
  2. He won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction for his work on The Robe in 1954 and for The Diary of Anne Frank in 1960.
  3. He won his first Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color in 1954 for his work on The Robe.

The world when George Davis (art director) was born

George Davis (art director) was born in 1914. 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.

Culture in 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in George Davis (art director)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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