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
Known for
ArtBirthday
September 21, 1890Deathday
March 27, 1962Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
76Place of birth
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Crew credits
East of Eden
Production Design
The Ox-Bow Incident
Art Direction
My Darling Clementine
Art Direction
Spellbound
Art Direction
Island in the Sky
Art Direction
3 Godfathers
Art Direction
The Purple Heart
Art Direction
Somewhere in the Night
Art Direction
The Tower of Lies
Set Decoration
The Eve of St. Mark
Art Direction
They Came to Blow Up America
Art Direction
My Man and I
Art Direction
Dead End
Special Effects
Raffles
Art Direction
They Shall Have Music
Art Direction
The Real Glory
Art Direction
The Hurricane
Special Effects
Wuthering Heights
Art Direction
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Special Effects
The Westerner
Art Direction
Tobacco Road
Art Direction
