Edward Carfagno, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Carfagno

American fencer

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1907

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: 28-Dec-1996

Profession: scenographer, fencer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.