William Cameron Menzies | |
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Born | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | July 29, 1896
Died | March 5, 1957 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 60)
Education | Yale University, University of Edinburgh |
Occupation(s) | Production designer, film director |
Years active | 1917–1956 |
Awards | Best Art Direction 1928 The Dove ; Tempest Academy Honorary Award 1939 Gone with the Wind |
William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957) was an American film production designer (a job title he invented)[1] and art director as well as a film director and producer during a career spanning five decades. He began his career during the silent era, and later pioneered the use of color in film for dramatic effect.
Menzies was an art director, production designer (a title he invented himself), producer, and director, the man who created the look of Gone with the Wind, unifying the work of a posse of directors.