Edward Carfagno

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.