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William Cameron Menzies

Highest Rated: 100% Mr. Lucky (1943)

Lowest Rated: 60% Alice in Wonderland (1933)

Birthday: Jul 29, 1896

Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, USA

One of the most influential designers in the history of cinema and one of the first to earn the title of "production designer" (i.e. the individual responsible for coordinating all the design-related elements of a film including sets, costumes, etc.). Menzies' artistry encompassed everything from the opulent appointments of "Gone With the Wind" (1939) to the cramped, shadowy interiors of Anthony Mann's "Reign of Terror" (1949). His directorial career was relatively undistinguished, one exception being the landmark sci-fi drama, "Things to Come" (1936). Tobe Hooper's 1986 remake of "Invaders from Mars" (1953) used some of Menzies' original designs for the project.

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Highest rated movies

100% 70% Mr. Lucky
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100% 81% The Thief of Bagdad
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97% 83% The Thief of Bagdad
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91% 55% Things to Come
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90% 80% The Devil and Miss Jones
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90% 92% Gone With the Wind Watchlist
88% 56% Invaders From Mars
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86% The Lady
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86% 75% Sadie Thompson
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86% 47% Our Town
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 27% The Maze Director - 1954
88% 56% Invaders From Mars Director - 1953
No Score Yet 22% Drums in the Deep South Director,
Production Design
- 1951
No Score Yet 22% The Whip Hand Director - 1951
No Score Yet 68% The Black Book Producer - 1949
No Score Yet 53% Arch of Triumph Production Design - 1948
No Score Yet 54% Ivy Producer - 1947
No Score Yet 75% Address Unknown Director,
Producer
- 1944
No Score Yet 31% The North Star Associate Producer - 1943
100% 70% Mr. Lucky Production Design - 1943
90% 80% The Devil and Miss Jones Production Design - 1941
67% 83% So Ends Our Night Production Design - 1941
86% 47% Our Town Production Design - 1940
100% 81% The Thief of Bagdad Associate Producer - 1940
No Score Yet 56% Made for Each Other Production Design - 1939
90% 92% Gone With the Wind Production Design $198.7M 1939
No Score Yet 85% The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Production Design - 1938
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Green Cockatoo Director - 1937
91% 55% Things to Come Director - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wharf Angel Director - 1934
60% 58% Alice in Wonderland Screenwriter - 1933
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Loved You Wednesday Director - 1933
No Score Yet 42% Chandu, the Magician Director - 1932
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Spider Director - 1931
No Score Yet No Score Yet Always Goodbye Director - 1931
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lady of the Pavements Art Director - 1929
86% 75% Sadie Thompson Art Director - 1928
80% 62% The Son of the Sheik Art Department - 1926
86% No Score Yet The Lady Art Director - 1925
97% 83% The Thief of Bagdad Art Director - 1924
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rosita Art Director - 1923
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kindred of the Dust Art Director - 1922