Edward C. Carfagno(1907-1996)
- Art Director
- Production Designer
- Art Department
The distinguished art director and production designer Edward Carfagno
had a long career under contract to MGM (1943-1970). During that time,
he worked on some of the studio's most prestigious films and
established a reputation for creating an authentic and accurate period
feel. He frequently worked on costume epics made by MGM at Cinecitta in
Rome. Carfagno was nominated thirteen times for Academy Awards, winning
for
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952),
sharing with Cedric Gibbons,
Edwin B. Willis and
F. Keogh Gleason;
Julius Caesar (1953)with Gibbons,
Gleason and Hugh Hunt); and
Ben-Hur (1959)with Gibbons, Hunt and
William A. Horning). His other
notable contributions include
Quo Vadis (1951),
Soylent Green (1973) and
Pale Rider (1985) (one of five
Clint Eastwood-directed films he worked
on as set designer).
A graduate from the University of Southern California, Carfagno started work at MGM in 1939 as a draftsman on The Wizard of Oz (1939), quickly working his way up to production designer. His first fully credited film in that capacity was the Lucille Ball comedy Best Foot Forward (1943). Edward Carfagno was inducted into the Art Director's Guild Hall of Fame in 2007.
A graduate from the University of Southern California, Carfagno started work at MGM in 1939 as a draftsman on The Wizard of Oz (1939), quickly working his way up to production designer. His first fully credited film in that capacity was the Lucille Ball comedy Best Foot Forward (1943). Edward Carfagno was inducted into the Art Director's Guild Hall of Fame in 2007.
