Biography
Edwin Booth Willis (January 28, 1893 – November 26, 1963) was an American motion picture set designer and decorator. Willis worked exclusively at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios for his entire career. During his career as a set designer Willis worked on over 600 separate productions. The Internet Movie Database lists his 577 film credits as set decorator, 163 credits as interior decorator and 24 credits as art director. Edwin B. Willis was nominated for the Academy Award in his profession 32 times, in certain years receiving multiple nominations. Willis won the Oscar on eight occasions. He was born in Decatur, Illinois and died of cancer in Hollywood, in 1963. His older sister was Hollywood film editor Verna Willis.
Filmography
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Movies 534
Director 41
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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)
Raintree County (1957)
Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
Until They Sail (1957)
Les Girls (1957)
House of Numbers (1957)
Man on Fire (1957)
Gun Glory (1957)
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957)
Silk Stockings (1957)
The Seventh Sin (1957)
Designing Woman (1957)
This Could Be the Night (1957)
Something of Value (1957)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
The Great American Pastime (1956)
The Opposite Sex (1956)
The Rack (1956)
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
The Power and the Prize (1956)
Lust for Life (1956)
These Wilder Years (1956)
High Society (1956)
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
The Catered Affair (1956)
Gaby (1956)
Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Ransom! (1956)
Diane (1956)
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
It's a Dog's Life (1955)
Kismet (1955)
Trial (1955)
It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
The King's Thief (1955)
Moonfleet (1955)
The Cobweb (1955)
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
The Prodigal (1955)
Interrupted Melody (1955)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Hit the Deck (1955)
Jupiter's Darling (1955)
Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Green Fire (1954)
Deep in My Heart (1954)
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
Brigadoon (1954)
Her Twelve Men (1954)
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Valley of the Kings (1954)
Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
Executive Suite (1954)
Rose Marie (1954)
Tennessee Champ (1954)
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
Easy to Love (1953)
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
Give a Girl a Break (1953)
Take the High Ground! (1953)
The Actress (1953)
Big Leaguer (1953)
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Dangerous When Wet (1953)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Young Bess (1953)
Remains to Be Seen (1953)
Cry of the Hunted (1953)
Bright Road (1953)
Small Town Girl (1953)
Jeopardy (1953)
The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
I Love Melvin (1953)
Confidentially Connie (1953)
Lili (1953)
Battle Circus (1953)
Rogue's March (1953)
The Naked Spur (1953)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
Desperate Search (1952)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)
My Man and I (1952)
Fearless Fagan (1952)
Holiday for Sinners (1952)
Shadow in the Sky (1952)
Pat and Mike (1952)
Glory Alley (1952)
The Sellout (1952)
Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
Scaramouche (1952)
Young Man with Ideas (1952)
Carbine Williams (1952)
Talk About a Stranger (1952)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
The Belle of New York (1952)
Invitation (1952)
The Wild North (1952)
Westward the Women (1951)
The Light Touch (1951)
Too Young to Kiss (1951)
Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
The Unknown Man (1951)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Bannerline (1951)
Texas Carnival (1951)
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
An American in Paris (1951)
The Strip (1951)
The Tall Target (1951)
Show Boat (1951)
The Painted Hills (1951)
The Great Caruso (1951)
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Soldiers Three (1951)
Cause for Alarm! (1951)
Royal Wedding (1951)
Mr. Imperium (1951)
Three Guys Named Mike (1951)
Inside Straight (1951)
Grounds for Marriage (1951)
Pagan Love Song (1950)
The Magnificent Yankee (1950)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
Kim (1950)
Two Weeks with Love (1950)
King Solomon's Mines (1950)
Dial 1119 (1950)
To Please a Lady (1950)
Right Cross (1950)
A Life of Her Own (1950)
Summer Stock (1950)
The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
Duchess of Idaho (1950)
Three Little Words (1950)
The Happy Years (1950)
Crisis (1950)
The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950)
The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)
Mystery Street (1950)
The Big Hangover (1950)
Shadow on the Wall (1950)
Father of the Bride (1950)
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Please Believe Me (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Stars in My Crown (1950)
The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
Side Street (1950)
Black Hand (1950)
Nancy Goes to Rio (1950)
The Outriders (1950)
Key to the City (1950)
Ambush (1950)
Malaya (1949)
East Side, West Side (1949)
On the Town (1949)
Tension (1949)
Intruder in the Dust (1949)
Adam's Rib (1949)
Battleground (1949)
That Forsyte Woman (1949)
Challenge to Lassie (1949)
The Red Danube (1949)
The Doctor and the Girl (1949)
That Midnight Kiss (1949)
Madame Bovary (1949)
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Scene of the Crime (1949)
Any Number Can Play (1949)
The Great Sinner (1949)
Neptune's Daughter (1949)
The Sun Comes Up (1949)
The Stratton Story (1949)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
The Secret Garden (1949)
Big Jack (1949)
Little Women (1949)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
The Bribe (1949)
Act of Violence (1949)
Command Decision (1948)
Hills of Home (1948)
The Kissing Bandit (1948)
The Three Musketeers (1948)
Julia Misbehaves (1948)
A Date with Judy (1948)
Easter Parade (1948)
The Pirate (1948)
State of the Union (1948)
Homecoming (1948)
Summer Holiday (1948)
Big City (1948)
Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
Three Daring Daughters (1948)
Good News (1947)
Killer McCoy (1947)
Desire Me (1947)
Cynthia (1947)
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
The Hucksters (1947)
Dark Delusion (1947)
Living in a Big Way (1947)
The Sea of Grass (1947)
Undercover Maisie (1947)
The Beginning or the End (1947)
The Arnelo Affair (1947)
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
The Secret Heart (1946)
Lady in the Lake (1946)
The Yearling (1946)
Undercurrent (1946)
Courage of Lassie (1946)
Easy to Wed (1946)
Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
Two Smart People (1946)
Bad Bascomb (1946)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
Up Goes Maisie (1946)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)
They Were Expendable (1945)
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)
She Went to the Races (1945)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
The Hidden Eye (1945)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Bewitched (1945)
Dangerous Partners (1945)
Twice Blessed (1945)
The Clock (1945)
Thrill of a Romance (1945)
The Valley of Decision (1945)
Son of Lassie (1945)
Between Two Women (1945)
Without Love (1945)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
National Velvet (1945)
Main Street After Dark (1945)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Music for Millions (1944)
Nothing But Trouble (1944)
Gentle Annie (1944)
Blonde Fever (1944)
Lost in a Harem (1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Mrs. Parkington (1944)
Kismet (1944)
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
The Seventh Cross (1944)
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
Bathing Beauty (1944)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Gaslight (1944)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
Rationing (1944)
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
Broadway Rhythm (1944)
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Lost Angel (1943)
Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
Lassie Come Home (1943)
Girl Crazy (1943)
Swing Fever (1943)
Best Foot Forward (1943)
Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
Thousands Cheer (1943)
I Dood It (1943)
The Man from Down Under (1943)
Bataan (1943)
Above Suspicion (1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
Keeper of the Flame (1943)
The Human Comedy (1943)
Whistling in Dixie (1942)
Reunion in France (1942)
Journey for Margaret (1942)
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942)
Seven Sweethearts (1942)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
For Me and My Gal (1942)
Eyes in the Night (1942)
Panama Hattie (1942)
Apache Trail (1942)
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)
Cairo (1942)
The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)
Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
Her Cardboard Lover (1942)
I Married an Angel (1942)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
The Affairs of Martha (1942)
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
Tortilla Flat (1942)
Sunday Punch (1942)
Grand Central Murder (1942)
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
Fingers at the Window (1942)
Kid Glove Killer (1942)
Ship Ahoy (1942)
Mokey (1942)
Rio Rita (1942)
The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
This Time for Keeps (1942)
Nazi Agent (1942)
Woman of the Year (1942)
Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
The Vanishing Virginian (1942)
Joe Smith, American (1942)
The Bugle Sounds (1942)
Mr. and Mrs. North (1942)
Two-Faced Woman (1941)
Kathleen (1941)
Johnny Eager (1941)
Design for Scandal (1941)
Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Married Bachelor (1941)
Smilin' Through (1941)
The Feminine Touch (1941)
Lady Be Good (1941)
When Ladies Meet (1941)
Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Whistling in the Dark (1941)
Ringside Maisie (1941)
Down in San Diego (1941)
The Big Store (1941)
The Get-Away (1941)
Billy the Kid (1941)
Love Crazy (1941)
I'll Wait for You (1941)
A Woman's Face (1941)
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Washington Melodrama (1941)
The Bad Man (1941)
Rage in Heaven (1941)
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
Blonde Inspiration (1941)
Come Live with Me (1941)
Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
Comrade X (1940)
Go West (1940)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
Gallant Sons (1940)
Bitter Sweet (1940)
Escape (1940)
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
Dulcy (1940)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
Boom Town (1940)
The Golden Fleecing (1940)
I Love You Again (1940)
Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
We Who Are Young (1940)
Sporting Blood (1940)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
New Moon (1940)
The Captain Is a Lady (1940)
The Mortal Storm (1940)
Susan and God (1940)
Phantom Raiders (1940)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
20 Mule Team (1940)
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
And One Was Beautiful (1940)
The Ghost Comes Home (1940)
Strange Cargo (1940)
Northwest Passage (1940)
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
I Take This Woman (1940)
Congo Maisie (1940)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
The Earl of Chicago (1940)
Judge Hardy and Son (1939)
Remember? (1939)
Balalaika (1939)
Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
Henry Goes Arizona (1939)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)
Ninotchka (1939)
Another Thin Man (1939)
Bad Little Angel (1939)
At the Circus (1939)
Babes in Arms (1939)
Fast and Furious (1939)
Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
Thunder Afloat (1939)
Blackmail (1939)
The Women (1939)
These Glamour Girls (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Miracles for Sale (1939)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
On Borrowed Time (1939)
Stronger Than Desire (1939)
Maisie (1939)
Tell No Tales (1939)
6,000 Enemies (1939)
Bridal Suite (1939)
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Lucky Night (1939)
Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
The Hardys Ride High (1939)
The Kid From Texas (1939)
Broadway Serenade (1939)
Sergeant Madden (1939)
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
Honolulu (1939)
Four Girls in White (1939)
Idiot's Delight (1939)
Stand Up and Fight (1939)
Sweethearts (1938)
The Girl Downstairs (1938)
A Christmas Carol (1938)
Dramatic School (1938)
Out West with the Hardys (1938)
The Shining Hour (1938)
Spring Madness (1938)
Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
Vacation from Love (1938)
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
Boys Town (1938)
Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
Marie Antoinette (1938)
The Chaser (1938)
Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
Fast Company (1938)
Paradise for Three (1938)
Judge Hardy's Children (1938)
The First Hundred Years (1938)
Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
Of Human Hearts (1938)
Mannequin (1938)
Love Is a Headache (1938)
You're Only Young Once (1937)
Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
Double Wedding (1937)
The Bride Wore Red (1937)
Madame X (1937)
My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)
The Women Men Marry (1937)
Saratoga (1937)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Married Before Breakfast (1937)
A Day at the Races (1937)
The Good Earth (1937)
They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
Night Must Fall (1937)
A Family Affair (1937)
Espionage (1937)
Camille (1936)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Sinner Take All (1936)
Mad Holiday (1936)
Libeled Lady (1936)
Sworn Enemy (1936)
The Devil-Doll (1936)
San Francisco (1936)
Fury (1936)
Trouble for Two (1936)
Absolute Quiet (1936)
The Unguarded Hour (1936)
Three Godfathers (1936)
The Garden Murder Case (1936)
Three Live Ghosts (1936)
Riffraff (1936)
Whipsaw (1935)
Kind Lady (1935)
Rendezvous (1935)
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
The Bishop Misbehaves (1935)
China Seas (1935)
Woman Wanted (1935)
Mad Love (1935)
Calm Yourself (1935)
No More Ladies (1935)
Murder in the Fleet (1935)
The Casino Murder Case (1935)
Times Square Lady (1935)
The Night Is Young (1935)
Forsaking All Others (1934)
The Gay Bride (1934)
What Every Woman Knows (1934)
Hide-Out (1934)
Treasure Island (1934)
Operator 13 (1934)
The Thin Man (1934)
Hollywood Party (1934)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Riptide (1934)
You Can't Buy Everything (1934)
Queen Christina (1933)
Dancing Lady (1933)
Bombshell (1933)
Stage Mother (1933)
The Solitaire Man (1933)
Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
Penthouse (1933)
Beauty for Sale (1933)
The Stranger's Return (1933)
Reunion in Vienna (1933)
Storm at Daybreak (1933)
Morals for Men (1925)
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Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1893-01-27
Deathday1963-11-26 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceDecatur, Illinois, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEdwin Booth Willis, Edwin Willis
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White, Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color
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