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William Cameron Menzies

Personal Information

Known ForArt
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 29, 1896 (Died at 61)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthNew Haven, Connecticut, USA
Career Span1920 – 1957
Known Credits99 Titles
Official Links
ArtPopularity Score 0.8

William Cameron Menzies

Also known as:Wiliam C. MenziesWilliam C. MenziesWilliam MenziesWm. Cameron Menzies
Total Works

99

98 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957) was an Academy Award-winning American film production designer (a job title he invented) and art director who also worked as a director, producer, and screenwriter during a career spanning five decades. He earned acclaim for his work in silent movies, and later pioneered the use of color in film for dramatic effect. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Cameron Menzies, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3
Role: Art Direction
Gone with the Wind
7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939•movie
Role: Production Design
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
Role: Associate Producer
Foreign Correspondent
7.0
Role: Special Effects

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 99 titles featuring William Cameron Menzies

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

Role: Art Direction

Gone with the Wind
7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939•movie

Role: Production Design

Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

Role: Associate Producer

Foreign Correspondent
7.0

Role: Special Effects

The Thief of Bagdad
7.1

Role: Associate Producer

Things to Come
6.4
Things to Come
1936•movie

Role: Director

For Whom the Bell Tolls
6.5

Role: Production Design

Invaders from Mars
5.9
Invaders from Mars
1953•movie

Role: Director

Duel in the Sun
6.4
Duel in the Sun
1946•movie

Role: Co-Director

The Thief of Bagdad
7.3

Role: Production Design

The Narrow Margin
7.3
The Narrow Margin
1952•movie

Role: Co-Director

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.7

Role: Art Direction

Sunshine
6.5
Sunshine
1999•movie

Role: Title Designer

The Pride of the Yankees
7.3

Role: Production Design

Cavalcade
5.5
Cavalcade
1933•movie

Role: Special Effects

Nothing Sacred
6.3
Nothing Sacred
1937•movie

Role: Second Unit

Cleopatra
6.1
Cleopatra
1934•movie

Role: Other

Alice in Wonderland
6.1

Role: Screenplay

The Devil and Miss Jones
7.6

Role: Production Design

The Eagle
6.4
The Eagle
1925•movie

Role: Set Decoration

Made for Each Other
6.2

Role: Production Designer

Reign of Terror
6.8
Reign of Terror
1949•movie

Role: Producer

Mr. Lucky
7.2
Mr. Lucky
1943•movie

Role: Production Design

Kings Row
7.3
Kings Row
1942•movie

Role: Production Design

Abraham Lincoln
5.5
Abraham Lincoln
1930•movie

Role: Settings

Sadie Thompson
6.6
Sadie Thompson
1928•movie

Role: Art Direction

The Maze
5.6
The Maze
1953•movie

Role: Director

Our Town
5.9
Our Town
1940•movie

Role: Production Design

Deadline at Dawn
6.2
Deadline at Dawn
1946•movie

Role: Co-Director

The Iron Mask
6.6
The Iron Mask
1929•movie

Role: Art Direction

The Young in Heart
6.7
The Young in Heart
1938•movie

Role: Production Design

Address Unknown
6.4
Address Unknown
1944•movie

Role: Director

The Bat
6.5
The Bat
1926•movie

Role: Art Direction

Ivy
6.6
Ivy
1947•movie

Role: Producer

Two Arabian Knights
5.8

Role: Art Direction

Bulldog Drummond
6.5
Bulldog Drummond
1929•movie

Role: Settings

Chandu the Magician
6.3

Role: Director

Fig Leaves
5.9
Fig Leaves
1926•movie

Role: Art Direction

Alibi
5.9
Alibi
1929•movie

Role: Art Direction

The Whip Hand
5.8
The Whip Hand
1951•movie

Role: Director

Raffles
6.1
Raffles
1930•movie

Role: Art Direction

The Love of Zero
6.3
The Love of Zero
1928•movie

Role: Art Direction

Tempest
6.2
Tempest
1928•movie

Role: Art Direction

Condemned!
6.6
Condemned!
1929•movie

Role: Art Direction

The Locked Door
6.0
The Locked Door
1929•movie

Role: Set Designer

The Beloved Rogue
6.9
The Beloved Rogue
1927•movie

Role: Art Direction

Cobra
5.9
Cobra
1925•movie

Role: Art Direction

Androcles and the Lion
5.9

Role: Production Design

Reaching for the Moon
5.8

Role: Production Design

The Green Cockatoo
5.9
The Green Cockatoo
1937•movie

Role: Director

So Ends Our Night
6.3
So Ends Our Night
1941•movie

Role: Production Design

Drums in the Deep South
5.3

Role: Director

Be Yourself!
5.7
Be Yourself!
1930•movie

Role: Settings

Rosita
6.6
Rosita
1923•movie

Role: Art Direction

Four Star Playhouse
6.8
Four Star Playhouse
1952•series

Role: Director

Her Sister from Paris
6.2

Role: Art Direction

The Garden of Eden
5.9
The Garden of Eden
1928•movie

Role: Art Direction

Du Barry, Woman of Passion
6.0

Role: Art Direction

The Dove
6.8
The Dove
1927•movie

Role: Art Direction

The Lady
5.8
The Lady
1925•movie

Role: Art Direction

The Queen of Sheba
5.5
The Queen of Sheba
1952•movie

Role: Art Direction

New York Nights
5.5
New York Nights
1929•movie

Role: Set Decoration

The Notorious Sophie Lang
6.7

Role: Director

The Duchess of Buffalo
5.8

Role: Art Direction

I Loved You Wednesday
4.2

Role: Director

Wharf Angel
4.2
Wharf Angel
1934•movie

Role: Director

The Conquest of the Air
5.4

Role: Art Direction

One Romantic Night
6.2
One Romantic Night
1930•movie

Role: Settings

The Bad One
7.0
The Bad One
1930•movie

Role: Art Direction

Sorrell and Son
6.0
Sorrell and Son
1927•movie

Role: Art Direction

The Woman Disputed
7.1
The Woman Disputed
1928•movie

Role: Art Direction

Kiki
7.8
Kiki
1926•movie

Role: Art Direction

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
6.3
The Spider
7.0
The Spider
1931•movie

Role: Director

The Awakening
5.7
The Awakening
1928•movie

Role: Art Direction

Camille
3.7
Camille
1927•movie

Role: Art Direction

The Wizard's Apprentice
7.7

Role: Producer

The Rescue
7.5
The Rescue
1929•movie

Role: Art Direction

Kindred of the Dust
6.5

Role: Art Direction

Come Out of the Kitchen
5.5

Role: Art Direction

Empire
6.0
Empire
2010•movie

as Himself

The Misleading Widow
8.0

Role: Art Direction

What Price Beauty?
10.0
What Price Beauty?
1928•movie

Role: Art Direction

Always Goodbye
10.0
Always Goodbye
1931•movie

Role: Director

The Deep Purple
10.0
The Deep Purple
1920•movie

Role: Art Direction

The Only Woman
8.0
The Only Woman
1924•movie

Role: Art Direction

Learning to Love
9.0
Learning to Love
1925•movie

Role: Art Direction

The Dark Angel
8.0
The Dark Angel
1925•movie

Role: Art Direction

Almost Married
10.0
Almost Married
1932•movie

Role: Director

Breakfast at Sunrise
9.0

Role: Art Direction

Venus of Venice
10.0
Venus of Venice
1927•movie

Role: Art Direction

Innocent
10.0
Innocent
1918•movie

Role: Art Direction

Scrambled Wives
9.0
Scrambled Wives
1921•movie

Role: Art Direction

The Mark of Cain
8.0
The Mark of Cain
1917•movie

Role: Art Direction

Serenade
8.0
Serenade
1921•movie

Role: Art Direction

Redhead
8.0
Redhead
1919•movie

Role: Art Direction

His Wife's Friend
9.0
His Wife's Friend
1919•movie

Role: Art Direction

Sinners
8.0
Sinners
1920•movie

Role: Art Direction

Autumn in Rome
Autumn in Rome
1954•movie

Role: Director