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William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957) was an American filmmaker who pioneered the discipline of production design, a job title he invented. [1][2] His career spanned five decades, during which time he also worked as an art director, director, producer, and special effects artist.
William Cameron Menzies. Second Unit or Assistant Director: Gone with the Wind. William Cameron Menzies was educated at Yale University, the University of Edinburgh and at the Art Students League in New York.
William Cameron Menzies (born July 29, 1896, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.—died March 5, 1957, Beverly Hills, California) was an American set designer, one of the most influential in filmmaking, whose work on The Dove (1927) and The Tempest (1928) won the first Academy Award for art direction.
William Cameron Menzies. Second Unit or Assistant Director: Gone with the Wind. William Cameron Menzies was educated at Yale University, the University of Edinburgh and at the Art Students League in New York. He entered the film industry in 1919, after serving with the U.S. Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
Nov 30, 2015 · Author James Curtis starts his new book William Cameron Menzies: The Shape Of Films To Come by describing one of the most memorable scenes in film history: the “burning of Atlanta” in...
William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957) was an Academy Award-winning American film production designer (a job title he invented) and art director who also worked as a director, producer, and screenwriter during a career spanning five decades.
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Jun 11, 2018 · William Cameron Menzies set the Hollywood standard for designing sumptuous movie panoramas. In epics such as Gone with the Wind and fantasies such as The Thief of Baghdad, studios relied on the visual wizardry of Menzies, whose prestige derived from his uncanny eye for movie visuals.
WILLIAM CAMERON MENZIES. William Cameron Menzies was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and educated at Yale and the Art Students League in New York City. He first worked creating advertising illustrations, children’s books, and magazine layouts.
Jan 8, 2016 · In his new book, William Cameron Menzies: The Shape of Films to Come, film historian James Curtis creates a portrait of a man in his time that makes clear how the movies...
William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957) was an Academy Award-winning American film production designer (a job title he invented) and art director who also worked as a director, producer, and screenwriter during a career spanning five decades.
