James Basevi

James Basevi

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). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Art

1956

The Searchers
Movie

Art Direction

1955

East of Eden
Movie

Production Design

1953

1953

Battle Circus
Movie

Art Direction

1950

1950

Wagon Master
Movie

Art Direction

1949

1948

3 Godfathers
Movie

Art Direction

1948

Fort Apache
Movie

Art Direction

1947

1947

1947

1946

1946

Margie
Movie

Art Direction

1946

1946

1946

1945

Spellbound
Movie

Art Direction

1944

1944

Wilson
Movie

Art Direction

1944

1944

Pin Up Girl
Movie

Art Direction

1944

Buffalo Bill
Movie

Art Direction

1944

1944

1944

Lifeboat
Movie

Art Direction

1944

The Lodger
Movie

Art Direction

1943

1943

Jane Eyre
Movie

Art Direction

1943

Happy Land
Movie

Art Direction

1943

1943

Wintertime
Movie

Art Direction

1943

Holy Matrimony
Movie

Art Direction

1943

1943

Stormy Weather
Movie

Art Direction

1943

Jitterbugs
Movie

Art Direction

1943

1942

The Black Swan
Movie

Art Direction

1942

Thunder Birds
Movie

Art Direction

1942

Moontide
Movie

Art Direction

1941

1941

Tobacco Road
Movie

Art Direction

1940

1940

The Westerner
Movie

Art Direction

1939

Raffles
Movie

Art Direction

1939

The Real Glory
Movie

Art Direction

1939

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady
Movie

Assistant Art Director

1926

1926

1925

1925

1925

The Circle
Movie

Art Direction

1925

Crew

1938

Blockade
Movie

Special Effects

1937

The Hurricane
Movie

Special Effects

1937

Dead End
Movie

Special Effects

Visual Effects

1935

China Seas
Movie

Visual Effects

Infos

Full Name
James Basevi
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
9/21/1890
Date of Death
3/27/1962