18 February 2017

Cedric Gibbons

Austin Cedric Gibbons, Irish American art director/ production designer who was one of the most important & influential in the field in the history of American film. He also made a great impact on motion picture theater architecture through the 1930s to 1950s, the period considered the golden-era of theater architecture. He is credited as the designer of the Oscar statuette in 1928. Art director of 1,050 movies.