Biography
Edward Carfagno (November 28, 1907 β December 28, 1996) was an art director who established himself in the 1950s with his Oscar-winning work on such films as Vincente Minnelli's The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Joseph Mankiewicz's Julius Caesar (1953) and William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959)
. Carfagno went on to work consistently on a variety of films, including five collaborations with Clint Eastwood including Tightrope (1984) and Heartbreak Ridge (1987).
Carfagno began working at MGM in 1933, and was also a member of the US's 1940 Olympic fencing team.
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Filmography
all 67
Movies 66
TV Shows 1
Production Design
Pink Cadillac (1989)
Movie
6
Production Design
The Dead Pool (1988)
Movie
5.3
ProductionDesigner
Bird (1988)
Movie
6
Production Design
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Movie
4.29
ProductionDesigner
Ratboy (1986)
Movie
ProductionDesigner
Pale Rider (1985)
Movie
5.33
Production Design
City Heat (1984)
Movie
6
Production Design
All of Me (1984)
Movie
5.86
ProductionDesigner
Tightrope (1984)
Movie
6
Production Design
Sudden Impact (1983)
Movie
5.41
Production Design
Honkytonk Man (1982)
Movie
ProductionDesigner
Wrong Is Right (1982)
Movie
1
Production Design
Beulah Land (1980)
TV
Production Design
Gideon's Trumpet (1980)
Movie
Production Design
Little Miss Marker (1980)
Movie
Production Design
Meteor (1979)
Movie
Production Design
Time After Time (1979)
Movie
2.67
Production Design
The One and Only (1978)
Movie
Art Direction
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Movie
Production Design
Demon Seed (1977)
Movie
Art Direction
The Last Hard Men (1976)
Movie
Production Design
Gable and Lombard (1976)
Movie
Production Design
The Hindenburg (1975)
Movie
6
Art Direction
The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)
Movie
6
Art Direction
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973)
Movie
Art Direction
Soylent Green (1973)
Movie
5.74
Art Direction
Melinda (1972)
Movie
Art Direction
Skyjacked (1972)
Movie
Art Direction
Earth II (1971)
Movie
Art Direction
The Traveling Executioner (1970)
Movie
Art Direction
The Moonshine War (1970)
Movie
Art Direction
The Trouble with Girls (1969)
Movie
Art Direction
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
Movie
Art Direction
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Movie
Art Direction
Spinout (1966)
Movie
Art Direction
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
Movie
8
Art Direction
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Movie
6
Art Direction
Signpost to Murder (1964)
Movie
Art Direction
36 Hours (1964)
Movie
Art Direction
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
Movie
Art Direction
Sunday in New York (1963)
Movie
Art Direction
Period of Adjustment (1962)
Movie
Art Direction
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Movie
Art Direction
Ada (1961)
Movie
Art Direction
All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
Movie
Art Direction
Ben-Hur (1959)
Movie
5.95
Art Direction
House of Numbers (1957)
Movie
Art Direction
Something of Value (1957)
Movie
Art Direction
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Movie
Art Direction
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Movie
Art Direction
Executive Suite (1954)
Movie
Art Direction
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
Movie
Art Direction
Take the High Ground! (1953)
Movie
Art Direction
Julius Caesar (1953)
Movie
Art Direction
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
Movie
Art Direction
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Movie
7
Art Direction
Quo Vadis (1951)
Movie
6
Art Direction
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Movie
Art Direction
Neptune's Daughter (1949)
Movie
Art Direction
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Movie
6.73
Art Direction
Good News (1947)
Movie
Art Direction
Cynthia (1947)
Movie
Art Direction
The Secret Heart (1946)
Movie
Art Direction
The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)
Movie
Art Direction
Between Two Women (1945)
Movie
Art Direction
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Movie
5.52
Art Direction
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.11
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1989
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Information
Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1907-11-28
Deathday1996-12-28 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEdward Carfagno
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White, Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color
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