Menu
James Basevi

James Basevi

Known For Art
Birthday Sep 21, 1890
Died Mar 27, 1962 (71)
Birthplace Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
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 a ... dvent 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

Filmography

No data available

The Searchers

The Searchers

1956

Art Direction

East of Eden

East of Eden

1955

Production Design

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

1953

Art Direction

Battle Circus

Battle Circus

1953

Art Direction

My Man and I

My Man and I

1952

Art Direction

Wagon Master

Wagon Master

1950

Art Direction

To Please a Lady

To Please a Lady

1950

Art Direction

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

1949

Art Direction

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

Art Direction

3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

1948

Art Direction

Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948

Art Direction

The Homestretch

The Homestretch

1947

Art Direction

Carnival in Costa Rica

Carnival in Costa Rica

1947

Art Direction

The Late George Apley

The Late George Apley

1947

Art Direction

The Brasher Doubloon

The Brasher Doubloon

1947

Art Direction

Captain from Castile

Captain from Castile

1947

Art Direction

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

1947

Art Direction

13 Rue Madeleine

13 Rue Madeleine

1947

Art Direction

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1946

Art Direction

Strange Triangle

Strange Triangle

1946

Art Direction

Claudia and David

Claudia and David

1946

Art Direction

My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

1946

Art Direction

Home Sweet Homicide

Home Sweet Homicide

1946

Art Direction

The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner

1946

Art Direction

Margie

Margie

1946

Art Direction

Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

1946

Art Direction

Spellbound

Spellbound

1945

Art Direction

The Lodger

The Lodger

1944

Art Direction

Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944

Art Direction

Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944

Art Direction

The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

Art Direction

The Eve of St. Mark

The Eve of St. Mark

1944

Art Direction

Wilson

Wilson

1944

Art Direction

Pin Up Girl

Pin Up Girl

1944

Art Direction

Home in Indiana

Home in Indiana

1944

Art Direction

The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart

1944

Art Direction

Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village

1944

Art Direction

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

1944

Art Direction

Wintertime

Wintertime

1943

Art Direction

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1943

Art Direction

They Came to Blow Up America

They Came to Blow Up America

1943

Art Direction

The Song of Bernadette

The Song of Bernadette

1943

Art Direction

Happy Land

Happy Land

1943

Art Direction

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

Art Direction

The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

1943

Art Direction

Holy Matrimony

Holy Matrimony

1943

Art Direction

Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary

1943

Art Direction

Jitterbugs

Jitterbugs

1943

Art Direction

Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather

1943

Art Direction

The Black Swan

The Black Swan

1942

Art Direction

Thunder Birds

Thunder Birds

1942

Art Direction

Moontide

Moontide

1942

Art Direction

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

1942

Art Direction

A Yank in the R.A.F.

A Yank in the R.A.F.

1941

Art Direction

Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

1941

Art Direction

The Westerner

The Westerner

1940

Art Direction

The Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home

1940

Art Direction

Raffles

Raffles

1939

Art Direction

The Real Glory

The Real Glory

1939

Art Direction

They Shall Have Music

They Shall Have Music

1939

Art Direction

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1939

Art Direction

Blockade

Blockade

1938

Special Effects

The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

Assistant Art Director

The Adventures of Marco Polo

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938

Special Effects

Dead End

Dead End

1937

Special Effects

History Is Made at Night

History Is Made at Night

1937

Special Effects

The Hurricane

The Hurricane

1937

Special Effects

China Seas

China Seas

1935

Visual Effects

Bardelys the Magnificent

Bardelys the Magnificent

1926

Set Designer

Dance Madness

Dance Madness

1926

Art Direction

The Devil's Circus

The Devil's Circus

1926

Set Decoration

The Temptress

The Temptress

1926

Settings

Pretty Ladies

Pretty Ladies

1925

Art Direction

Proud Flesh

Proud Flesh

1925

Settings

The Tower of Lies

The Tower of Lies

1925

Set Decoration

The Circle

The Circle

1925

Art Direction

No data available

No data available

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

No data available

No data available

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 2 4 1
2024 7 3 6 1
2024 8 2 5 1
2024 9 1 3 1
2024 10 1 1 1
2024 11 1 1 1
2024 12 1 2 1
2025 1 3 10 1
2025 2 1 1 1
2025 5 1 1 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 0 0 0
2025 9 0 0 0
2025 10 0 0 0

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
No trending metrics available.

Return to Top