William Cameron Menzies was educated at Yale University, the University of Edinburgh and at the Art Students League in New York. He entered the film industry in 1919, after serving with the U.S. Expeditionary Forces in World War I. His initial assignments were in film design and special effects, as assistant to 'Anton Grot' . Menzies was inducted into the Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame in 2005.
Children: Jean Mignon (c. 1921) and Suzanne (c. 1927)
Is portrayed by Warren Munson in The Scarlett OHara War
Graduated from New Haven, Connecticut, High School in 1914. Afterwards he began college at the Yale School of the Fine Arts before switching to the Art Students League in New York City.
Was married at the Church of the Transfiguration, an Episcopal parish famously known as the Little Church Around the Corner in New York City.
Directed the pilot (never aired) for the daytime television series "Johnny And The Gaucho" which featured ventriloquist Senor Wences and his characters. It was filmed in February 1955.
