Edwin B. Willis


Edwin Booth Willis was an American motion picture set designer and decorator.
Willis worked exclusively at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios for his entire career. During his career as a set designer Willis worked on over 600 separate productions. The Internet Movie Database lists his 577 film credits as set decorator, 163 credits as interior decorator and 24 credits as art director.
He was nominated for the Academy Award in his profession 32 times, in certain years receiving multiple nominations. Willis won the Oscar on eight occasions. He was born in Decatur, Illinois and died of cancer in Hollywood, in 1963.

Personal life

Willis was romantically linked to Sydney Guilaroff, who was known as the first single man to adopt children in America.

Major awards

Academy Awards

Interior decoration
Interior decoration
Art direction/Set decoration
Art direction/Set decoration

Academy Award nominations

Interior decoration
Interior decoration
Interior decoration
Art direction/Set decoration
Art direction/Set decoration
Art Direction/Set Decoration