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William Cameron Menzies was born on 29 July, 1896 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, is an Art Director, Director, Art Department. Discover William Cameron Menzies's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of William Cameron Menzies networth?

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Occupation art_director,director,art_department
Age 61 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 29 July 1896
Birthday 29 July
Birthplace New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Date of death 5 March, 1957
Died Place Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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William Cameron Menzies Height, Weight & Measurements

At 61 years old, William Cameron Menzies height is 5' 8" (1.73 m) .

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Height 5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Who Is William Cameron Menzies's Wife?

His wife is Mignon Toby (20 March 1918 - 5 March 1957) ( his death) ( 2 children)

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Wife Mignon Toby (20 March 1918 - 5 March 1957) ( his death) ( 2 children)
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William Cameron Menzies Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is William Cameron Menzies worth at the age of 61 years old? William Cameron Menzies’s income source is mostly from being a successful Art Director. He is from United States. We have estimated William Cameron Menzies's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Art Director

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2000

McMillan Johnson drew some 2000 detailed watercolor sketches. An historian, Wilbur G. Kurtz, was employed on the project to provide additional accuracy of period detail. Menzies himself directed the famous burning of Atlanta sequence and hospital sequence, including the famous long shot of wounded and dying Confederate soldiers, taken from a 90-foot crane. A consummate designer of film architecture on a grand scale, Menzies was rather less effective as a director, consistently displaying an inability to draw strong performances from his cast. As a result, others were often brought in as co-directors, forcing Menzies to share the credit.

1980

Is portrayed by Warren Munson in The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980)

1955

Directed the pilot (never aired) for the daytime television series "Johnny And The Gaucho" which featured ventriloquist Senor Wences and his characters. It was filmed in February 1955.

1950

In the 1950's, he helmed several low-budget films, which stand out purely for their characteristically good visuals, as, for example, Invaders from Mars (1953).

1940

During the 1940's, he worked frequently with the director Sam Wood, whose films he improved dramatically through his designs. Over time, Menzies acquired a well-earned reputation for his larger-then-life personality, his visual flair and love of adventure and fantasy in films. He defined and solidified the role of the art director as having overall control over the look of the finished motion picture. He was a tireless innovator, who meticulously pre-planned the color and design of each film through a series of continuity sketches that outlined camera angles, lighting and the position of actors in each scene.

1939

For Gone with the Wind (1939), he and J.

1927

Menzies also had the singular distinction of receiving the first-ever Oscar for art direction (for The Dove (1927)).

1924

His flamboyant and exotic fairy-tale sets for The Thief of Bagdad (1924) are regarded to this day as a work of pure genius. From the beginning of the sound era, Menzies also got involved in directing and producing.

1923

At United Artists (1923-30, 1935-40) and Fox (1931-33), he eventually designed for stars like Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. He worked for all three of the major independent producers: Samuel Goldwyn, David O. Selznick and Walter Wanger.

1921

Children: Jean Mignon (c. 1921) and Suzanne (c. 1927)

1919

William Cameron Menzies was educated at Yale University, the University of Edinburgh and at the Art Students League in New York. He entered the film industry in 1919, after serving with the U. S. Expeditionary Forces in World War I. His initial assignments were in film design and special effects, as assistant to Anton Grot at Famous Players-Lasky. Menzies drew inspiration from German Expressionism and from the work of D. W. Griffith. His sense of visual style was quickly recognised and he was promoted to full art director after only three years.

1914

Graduated from New Haven, Connecticut, High School in 1914. Afterwards he began college at the Yale School of the Fine Arts before switching to the Art Students League in New York City.