Edward Carfagno
American fencer (1907-1996)
愛德華·卡法諾
- Born
- 28 November 1907, Los Angeles
- Died
- 28 December 1996, Woodland Hills
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- fencing
- Occupation
- scenographer, fencer, production designer
Edward Carfagno (November 28, 1907 – December 28, 1996) was an art director who established himself in the 1950s with his Oscar-winning work on such films as Vincente Minnelli's The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), Joseph Mankiewicz's Julius Caesar (1953) and William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959)
. Carfagno went on to work consistently on a variety of films, including five collaborations with Clint Eastwood including Tightrope (1984) and Heartbreak Ridge (1987).
Carfagno began working at MGM in 1933, and was also a member of the US's 1940 Olympic fencing team.
Awards and honours
- Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White 1953
- Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White 1954
- Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color 1960
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q466680 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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