James Basevi

James Basevi

Known for: Art
Biography: 1890-06-11
Deathday: 1962-03-27 (71 years old)

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Biography

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).


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Filmography

all 76

Movies 76

Director 1

Art Direction
The Searchers

The Searchers (1956)

Movie
5.03
Production Design
East of Eden

East of Eden (1955)

Movie
1
Art Direction
Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky (1953)

Movie
Art Direction
Battle Circus

Battle Circus (1953)

Movie
Art Direction
My Man and I

My Man and I (1952)

Movie
Art Direction
To Please a Lady

To Please a Lady (1950)

Movie
Art Direction
Wagon Master

Wagon Master (1950)

Movie
Art Direction
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

Movie
3.5
Art Direction
Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Movie
Art Direction
3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers (1948)

Movie
3.5
Art Direction
Fort Apache

Fort Apache (1948)

Movie
4
Art Direction
Captain from Castile

Captain from Castile (1947)

Movie
Art Direction
The Homestretch

The Homestretch (1947)

Movie
Art Direction
Carnival in Costa Rica

Carnival in Costa Rica (1947)

Movie
Art Direction
The Late George Apley

The Late George Apley (1947)

Movie
Art Direction
The Brasher Doubloon

The Brasher Doubloon (1947)

Movie
Art Direction
13 Rue Madeleine

13 Rue Madeleine (1947)

Movie
Art Direction
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)

Movie
Art Direction
Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun (1946)

Movie
3.5
Art Direction
My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine (1946)

Movie
6.5
Art Direction
Margie

Margie (1946)

Movie
Art Direction
Home Sweet Homicide

Home Sweet Homicide (1946)

Movie
Art Direction
Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night (1946)

Movie
Art Direction
Strange Triangle

Strange Triangle (1946)

Movie
Art Direction
The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner (1946)

Movie
Art Direction
Claudia and David

Claudia and David (1946)

Movie
Art Direction
Spellbound

Spellbound (1945)

Movie
5.76
Art Direction
The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

Movie
Art Direction
Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village (1944)

Movie
Art Direction
Wilson

Wilson (1944)

Movie
Art Direction
Home in Indiana

Home in Indiana (1944)

Movie
Art Direction
The Eve of St. Mark

The Eve of St. Mark (1944)

Movie
Art Direction
Pin Up Girl

Pin Up Girl (1944)

Movie
Art Direction
Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill (1944)

Movie
Art Direction
Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)

Movie
Art Direction
The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart (1944)

Movie
Art Direction
Lifeboat

Lifeboat (1944)

Movie
1
Art Direction
The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
The Song of Bernadette

The Song of Bernadette (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
Happy Land

Happy Land (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
Wintertime

Wintertime (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
Holy Matrimony

Holy Matrimony (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Movie
6.5
Art Direction
Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
Jitterbugs

Jitterbugs (1943)

Movie
8
Art Direction
They Came to Blow Up America

They Came to Blow Up America (1943)

Movie
Art Direction
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

Movie
1
Art Direction
The Black Swan

The Black Swan (1942)

Movie
Art Direction
Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds (1942)

Movie
Art Direction
Moontide

Moontide (1942)

Movie
4
Art Direction
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)

Movie
Art Direction
A Yank in the R.A.F.

A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)

Movie
6
Art Direction
Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road (1941)

Movie
Art Direction
The Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home (1940)

Movie
Art Direction
The Westerner

The Westerner (1940)

Movie
Art Direction
Raffles

Raffles (1939)

Movie
Art Direction
The Real Glory

The Real Glory (1939)

Movie
Art Direction
They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music (1939)

Movie
Art Direction
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights (1939)

Movie
6
Assistant Art Director
The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)

Movie
Special Effects
Blockade

Blockade (1938)

Movie
Special Effects
The Adventures of Marco Polo

The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)

Movie
Special Effects
The Hurricane

The Hurricane (1937)

Movie
Special Effects
Dead End

Dead End (1937)

Movie
Special Effects
History is Made at Night

History is Made at Night (1937)

Movie
Visual Effects
China Seas

China Seas (1935)

Movie
Settings
The Temptress

The Temptress (1926)

Movie
Set Designer
Bardelys the Magnificent

Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)

Movie
Set Decoration
The Devil's Circus

The Devil's Circus (1926)

Movie
Art Direction
Dance Madness

Dance Madness (1926)

Movie
Set Decoration
The Tower of Lies

The Tower of Lies (1925)

Movie
Art Direction
The Circle

The Circle (1925)

Movie
8
Art Direction
Pretty Ladies

Pretty Ladies (1925)

Movie
Settings
Proud Flesh

Proud Flesh (1925)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.28
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1940
1943
1942
1956
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Information

Known For
Art

Gender
Male

Birthday
1890-06-11

Deathday
1962-03-27 (71 years old)

Birth Place
Plymouth, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White


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