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Edwin B. Willis(1893-1963)

  • Set Decorator
  • Art Department
  • Art Director
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Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis was born on 28 January 1893 in Decatur, Illinois, USA. He was a set decorator and art director, known for Gaslight (1944), An American in Paris (1951) and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952). He was married to Naomi Agnes. He died on 26 November 1963 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 28, 1893
DiedNovember 26, 1963(70)
BornJanuary 28, 1893
DiedNovember 26, 1963(70)
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  • Won 8 Oscars
    • 8 wins & 24 nominations total

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Known for

Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Joseph Cotten in Gaslight (1944)
Gaslight
7.8
  • Set Decorator
  • 1944
Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris (1951)
An American in Paris
7.1
  • Set Decorator
  • 1951
Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful
7.7
  • Set Decorator
  • 1952
Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, and William Powell in The Thin Man (1934)
The Thin Man
7.9
  • Art Department
  • 1934

Credits

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Set Decorator

  • Glenn Ford, Eva Gabor, Anne Francis, Earl Holliman, and Gia Scala in Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
    Don't Go Near the Water
    6.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Eva Marie Saint in Raintree County (1957)
    Raintree County
    6.3
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Les Girls (1957)
    Les Girls
    6.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Paul Newman and Jean Simmons in Until They Sail (1957)
    Until They Sail
    6.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)
    Tip on a Dead Jockey
    6.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Jack Palance and Barbara Lang in House of Numbers (1957)
    House of Numbers
    6.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Stewart Granger, Rhonda Fleming, and Steve Rowland in Gun Glory (1957)
    Gun Glory
    6.2
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Bing Crosby in Man on Fire (1957)
    Man on Fire
    6.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Eleanor Parker and Bill Travers in The Seventh Sin (1957)
    The Seventh Sin
    6.3
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Silk Stockings (1957)
    Silk Stockings
    6.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Rock Hudson, Sidney Poitier, and Dana Wynter in Something of Value (1957)
    Something of Value
    6.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Joan Blondell, Jean Simmons, Paul Douglas, Neile Adams, Rafael Campos, Anthony Franciosa, J. Carrol Naish, Joe Pasternak, Zasu Pitts, Julie Wilson, and Robert Wise in This Could Be the Night (1957)
    This Could Be the Night
    6.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
    Ten Thousand Bedrooms
    5.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Designing Woman (1957)
    Designing Woman
    6.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957
  • Leslie Parrish and Paul Richards in Hot Summer Night (1957)
    Hot Summer Night
    6.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1957

Art Department

  • Dan Dailey, Virginia Grey, and Frank Morgan in Hullabaloo (1940)
    Hullabaloo
    6.0
    • associate set decorator (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Hugh Herbert, Lionel Atwill, Julien Duvivier, Victor Fleming, Fernand Gravey, Miliza Korjus, Luise Rainer, and Josef von Sternberg in The Great Waltz (1938)
    The Great Waltz
    6.4
    • associate art director
    • 1938
  • Judy Garland, Mary Astor, Freddie Bartholomew, and Walter Pidgeon in Listen, Darling (1938)
    Listen, Darling
    6.5
    • associate art director
    • 1938
  • Wallace Beery and Mickey Rooney in Stablemates (1938)
    Stablemates
    6.8
    • associate art director
    • 1938
  • Dennis O'Keefe and Florence Rice in Vacation from Love (1938)
    Vacation from Love
    5.4
    • associate art director
    • 1938
  • Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in Too Hot to Handle (1938)
    Too Hot to Handle
    6.6
    • associate art director
    • 1938
  • Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney in Boys Town (1938)
    Boys Town
    7.2
    • associate art director
    • 1938
  • Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
    Three Loves Has Nancy
    6.5
    • associate art director
    • 1938
  • Robert Young and Ruth Hussey in Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938)
    Rich Man, Poor Girl
    6.2
    • associate art director
    • 1938
  • Maureen O'Sullivan, Robert Taylor, Edward Arnold, William Gargan, and Frank Morgan in The Crowd Roars (1938)
    The Crowd Roars
    6.7
    • associate art director
    • 1938
  • Ann Morriss, Dennis O'Keefe, and Lewis Stone in The Chaser (1938)
    The Chaser
    5.9
    • associate art director
    • 1938
  • Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Lana Turner, and Ann Rutherford in Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
    Love Finds Andy Hardy
    6.7
    • associate art director
    • 1938
  • Tyrone Power and Norma Shearer in Marie Antoinette (1938)
    Marie Antoinette
    7.3
    • associate art director
    • 1938
  • James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in The Shopworn Angel (1938)
    The Shopworn Angel
    6.9
    • associate art director
    • 1938
  • Fast Company (1938)
    Fast Company
    6.6
    • associate art director
    • 1938

Art Director

  • Madge Evans and Edmund Lowe in Espionage (1937)
    Espionage
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1937
  • The Beauty Shoppers
    • Art Director
    • 1927
  • Blanche Mehaffey in The Princess from Hoboken (1927)
    The Princess from Hoboken
    5.3
    • Art Director
    • 1927
  • Dorothy Phillips in The Broken Gate (1927)
    The Broken Gate
    5.0
    • Art Director
    • 1927
  • Helen Ferguson and Pat O'Malley in Cheaters (1927)
    Cheaters
    • Art Director
    • 1927
  • Husband Hunters (1927)
    Husband Hunters
    6.3
    • Art Director
    • 1927
  • Robert Frazer and Jacqueline Logan in One Hour of Love (1927)
    One Hour of Love
    4.7
    • Art Director
    • 1927
  • Dorothy Devore and Bert Lytell in The First Night (1927)
    The First Night
    4.5
    • Art Director
    • 1927
  • Redheads Preferred (1926)
    Redheads Preferred
    • Art Director
    • 1926
  • Pauline Frederick in Josselyn's Wife (1926)
    Josselyn's Wife
    • Art Director
    • 1926
  • Robert Frazer and Shirley Mason in Sin Cargo (1926)
    Sin Cargo
    • Art Director
    • 1926
  • College Days (1926)
    College Days
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1926
  • Marceline Day and Bert Lytell in That Model from Paris (1926)
    That Model from Paris
    7.8
    • Art Director
    • 1926
  • Mae Busch in Fools of Fashion (1926)
    Fools of Fashion
    • Art Director
    • 1926
  • Agnes Ayres and Conway Tearle in Morals for Men (1925)
    Morals for Men
    • Art Director
    • 1925

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Edwin Willis
  • Born
    • January 28, 1893
    • Decatur, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • November 26, 1963
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Naomi Agnes1922 - 1930 (divorced, 1 child)

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  • Trivia
    Long-time set decorator at M-G-M. He worked at no other film studio.

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