death_place death_date years_active birth_place awards birth_date article_title education name occupation
los angeles 5 march 1957 1924 & ndash ; 1956 new haven , connecticut '' the dove '' ; '' tempest '' '' ` academy ` honorary award '' ' 1939 '' gone with the wind best '' art direction '' ' 1928 '' 29 july 1896 william cameron menzies
 yale university , university of edinburgh william cameron menzies production designer
william cameron menzies

william cameron menzies -lrb- july 29 , 1896march 5 , 1957 -rrb- was an american film production designer -lrb- a job title he invented -rrb- and art director who also worked as a director , producer , and screenwriter during a career spanning five decades .
he earned acclaim for his work in silent movies , and later pioneered the use of color in film for dramatic effect .
