James Basevi

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Birthday
1890-09-21

James Basevi - Art Direction, Production Design, Special Effects, Visual Effects, Settings known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «The Searchers» (1956), «The Ox-Bow Incident» (1942), «East of Eden» (1955), «My Darling Clementine» (1946), «Spellbound» (1945),

James Basevi (21 September 1890 – 27 March 1962) was a British-born art director and special effects expert.

After his military service during World War I Basevi emigrated to Canada and later on to the United States. He began his career in 1924 with MGM, designing sets for silent films. After the advent of talkies, Basevi became the head of MGM's special effects department, helping to create the earthquake scene in San Francisco (1936). He also worked on the storm sequence in John Ford's The Hurricane for 20th Century Fox.

In 1943, he shared an Oscar for art direction with William S. Darling for The Song of Bernadette. He was nominated for Oscars for Wuthering Heights (1939), The Westerner (1940), The Gang's All Here (1943) and The Keys of the Kingdom (1944).

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The most significant works of James Basevi

East of Eden
East of Eden (1955)

Position: Production Design
The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)

Position: Art Direction
Wuthering Heights (1939)

Position: Art Direction
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine (1946)

Position: Art Direction
The Searchers (1956)

Position: Art Direction
Spellbound (1945)

Position: Art Direction
Lifeboat (1944)

Position: Art Direction
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

Position: Art Direction
The Westerner (1940)

Position: Art Direction
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

Position: Art Direction


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