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In 1930, Gibbons married actress [[Dolores del Río]] and co-designed their house with Douglas Honnold in Santa Monica, an intricate [[Art Deco]] residence influenced by Rudolf Schindler. They divorced in 1941; three years later he married actress [[Hazel Brooks]], with whom he remained until his death.
In 1930, Gibbons married actress [[Dolores del Río]] and co-designed their house with Douglas Honnold in Santa Monica, an intricate [[Art Deco]] residence influenced by Rudolf Schindler. They divorced in 1941; three years later he married actress [[Hazel Brooks]], with whom he remained until his death.


Gibbons niece Veronica "Rocky" Balfe was Gary Cooper's wife and briefly an actress known as Sandra Shaw.
Gibbons niece Veronica "Rocky" Balfe was [[Gary Cooper]]'s wife and briefly an actress known as Sandra Shaw.


Gibbons' second cousin Frederick "Royal" Gibbons—a musician, orchestra conductor, and entertainer who worked with him at MGM — was the father of Billy Gibbons of the rock band <u>"ZZ Top"</u>.
Gibbons' second cousin Frederick "Royal" Gibbons—a musician, orchestra conductor, and entertainer who worked with him at MGM — was the father of Billy Gibbons of the rock band <u>"ZZ Top"</u>.

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Austin Cedric Gibbons (March 23, 1890 – July 26, 1960) was an Irish-American art director and production designer for the film industry. He also made a significant contribution to motion picture theater architecture from the 1930s to 1950s. Gibbons designed the Oscar statuette in 1928, but tasked the sculpting to George Stanley, a Los Angeles artist. He was nominated 39 times for the Academy Award for Best Production Design and won the Oscar 11 times, both of which are records.

Personal life and death

In 1930, Gibbons married actress Dolores del Río and co-designed their house with Douglas Honnold in Santa Monica, an intricate Art Deco residence influenced by Rudolf Schindler. They divorced in 1941; three years later he married actress Hazel Brooks, with whom he remained until his death.

Gibbons niece Veronica "Rocky" Balfe was Gary Cooper's wife and briefly an actress known as Sandra Shaw.

Gibbons' second cousin Frederick "Royal" Gibbons—a musician, orchestra conductor, and entertainer who worked with him at MGM — was the father of Billy Gibbons of the rock band "ZZ Top".

On July 26, 1960, after a long illness, Gibbons died in Los Angeles at age 70, and was buried under a modest marker, at the Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles. Dorothy Kilgallen, journalist and gossip columnist, also friend of his second wife, reported his age as 65 at the time of his death.

Legacy

Gibbons' set designs, particularly those in such films as "Born to Dance" (1936) and "Rosalie" (1937), heavily inspired motion picture theater architecture in the late 1930s through 1950s. The style is also found in the theaters that were managed by the Skouras brothers, whose designer Carl G. Moeller used the sweeping scroll-like details in his creations.

Among the more classic examples are the Loma Theater in San Diego, The Crest theaters in Long Beach and Fresno, and the Culver Theater in Culver City, all of which are in California and some extant. The style is sometimes referred to as Art Deco and Art Moderne.

The iconic Oscar statuettes that Gibbons designed, which were first awarded in 1929, are still being presented to winners at Academy Awards ceremonies each year.

In February 2005 Gibbons was inducted into the Art Directors Hall of Fame.

More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Cedric_Gibbons ]
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