Back إدوين بي. ويليس Arabic ادوين بى. ويليس ARZ Edwin B. Willis German Edwin B. Willis French Edwin B. Willis Italian エドウィン・B・ウィリス Japanese Edwin B. Willis Polish Edwin B. Willis Portuguese
Edwin Booth Willis | |
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| Born | January 28, 1893 Decatur, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 26, 1963 (aged 70) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Motion picture set designer & decorator |
| Years active | 1925–1957 |
| Relatives | Verna Willis (sister) Lionel Lindon (nephew) |
Edwin Booth Willis (January 28, 1893 – November 26, 1963) was an American motion picture set designer and decorator.
Willis worked exclusively at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios for his entire career. During his career as a set designer Willis worked on over 600 separate productions. The Internet Movie Database lists his 577 film credits as set decorator, 163 credits as interior decorator and 24 credits as art director.
He was nominated for the Academy Award in his profession 32 times, in certain years receiving multiple nominations. Willis won the Oscar on eight occasions. He was born in Decatur, Illinois and died of cancer in Hollywood, in 1963.