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William Cameron Menzies

American film production designer and art director (1896-1957)
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William Cameron Menzies
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
July 29, 1896
Date of death
March 5, 1957
Place of birth
New Haven
Place of death
Beverly Hills
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
film director, screenwriter, production designer, film producer, director, producer[12]
Educated at
University of Edinburgh, Art Students League of New York[13][14]
Award received
Academy Honorary Award, Academy Award for Best Production Design[15][16]
Cause of death
cancer[19]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Production Design, Academy Award for Best Production Design, Academy Award for Best Production Design[24]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
End of work period
1956[28]
Family name
Menzies[21]
Given name
William[22]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
Military branch
United States Army[18]
Name in native language
William Cameron Menzies[25]
Participated in conflict
World War I[20]
Place of burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Park[10]
Represented by
Light Cone[26]
Start of work period
1918[27]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 75
ISNI
0000000116317035
VIAF cluster ID
44497758
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85201998
GND ID
138523061
ACMI ID
creators/71797
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
5469
AdoroCinema person ID
32948
AllMovie person ID
p102542
Allcinema person ID
10959
AlloCiné person ID
32948
American Film Institute person ID
261826
Artnet artist ID
william-cameron-menzies
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AskArt person ID
11260766
Awards & Winners artist ID
0638kv
BIBSYS ID
90881495
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140177654
CANTIC ID
981061305919006706
CINE21 person ID
24469
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11526475
CiNii Research ID
1981430859702381315
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
17121
DBC author ID
87097969604684
Danish National Filmography person ID
112565
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
138523061
Elonet person ID
127280
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-Cameron-Menzies
Evene ID
william-cameron-menzies-20899
FAST ID
1472376
Fandango person ID
448898
Film.ru person ID
uilyam-kemeron-menzis
Filmportal ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
61302
Find a Grave memorial ID
8056038
Freebase ID
/m/0638kv
Garance item ID
24671140
Geni profile ID
292963877950002656
George Eastman Museum people ID
100118
HAND ID
D142-E26E-0BDC-07AC-0436
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
40168
IMDb ID
nm0580017
IdRef ID
112612393
Ivi person ID
uilyam-kemeron-menzies
J9U entity ID
987007388496905171
Kinobox person ID
71855
Kinopoisk person ID
203804
LdiF person ID
3826
Movie Walker Press person ID
1439
MovieMeter person ID
11489
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06925184
NE.se ID
william-cameron-menzies
NLA Trove people ID
873978
NLP ID
a0000003432232
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2020Q3049
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810546377705606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1398573
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp164773
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074073346
Open Media Database person ID
11489
OpenMLOL author ID
163174
PORT person ID
125980
Prabook ID
1719923
RERO ID (legacy)
A006032055
Related category
Category:Films directed by William Cameron Menzies
SBN author ID
RAVV105118
SNAC ARK ID
w6jq22z5
Scope.dk person ID
11976
Swedish Film Database person ID
132732
TCM Movie Database person ID (archived)
129965
TMDB person ID
11489
TV.com ID (archived)
people/william-cameron-menzie
Union List of Artist Names ID
500240663
WikiTree person ID
Menzies-876
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/74d831bf-2549-4656-a003-54fa61711967
ČSFD person ID
4691

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🔗 Connections
← Production designer 34
Gone with the Wind, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Thief of Bagdad, Two Arabian Knights, Alibi, Sadie Thompson, Kings Row, The Son of the Sheik +26 more
Films directed 7
The Thief of Bagdad, Things to Come, Invaders from Mars, Address Unknown, Drums in the Deep South, The Maze, Chandu the Magician
Occupation 6
film director, screenwriter, film producer, director, production designer, producer
← Producer 5
Around the World in 80 Days, The Thief of Bagdad, The North Star, Reign of Terror, Ivy
Nominated for 3
Academy Award for Best Production Design, Academy Award for Best Production Design, Academy Award for Best Production Design
Award received 2
Academy Award for Best Production Design, Academy Honorary Award
Educated at 2
University of Edinburgh, Art Students League of New York
Films written 2
Alice in Wonderland, Invaders from Mars
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military branch 1
United States Army
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
New Haven
Place of burial 1
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Place of death 1
Beverly Hills
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by William Cameron Menzies
Sex or gender 1
male
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by William Cameron Menzies
← EU Knowledge Graph item ID 1
Montegrotto Terme
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Summary

William Cameron Menzies was born on July 29, 1896[1], in New Haven[2]. He died on March 5, 1957[3], in Beverly Hills[4]. He worked as a film director[5], screenwriter[6], production designer[7], film producer[8], and director[9].

FAQs

Where was William Cameron Menzies born?

William Cameron Menzies's place of birth was New Haven[2].

Where did William Cameron Menzies die?

William Cameron Menzies died in Beverly Hills[4].

What did William Cameron Menzies do for work?

William Cameron Menzies worked as a film director[5], screenwriter[6], production designer[7], film producer[8], and director[9].

Where did William Cameron Menzies go to school?

William Cameron Menzies was educated at University of Edinburgh[13] and Art Students League of New York[14].

What awards did William Cameron Menzies receive?

Honors received include Academy Honorary Award[15] and Academy Award for Best Production Design[16].

Related Entities

Around the World in 80 Days For Whom the Bell Tolls Gone with the Wind Montegrotto Terme The Thief of Bagdad The Thief of Bagdad United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Academy Awards Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Academy Awards Database. Retrieved . oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Academy Awards Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . lightcone.org. Retrieved . lightcone.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Start of work period → 1918
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