Francis Keogh Gleason (April 14, 1906 – December 18, 1982) was a resident set decorator at MGM studios for over 40 years. In that time he won 4 Academy Awards (for ''An American in Paris (film), An American in Paris'' in 1951, ''The Bad and the Beautiful'' in 1952, ''Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956 film), Somebody Up There Likes Me'' in 1956 and "Gigi (1958 film), Gigi" in 1958) and was nominated an additional 3 times. Gleason graduated from the Minnesota School of Fine Arts (now known as the Minneapolis College of Art and Design) in 1927.

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* 1906 births 1982 deaths Best Art Direction Academy Award winners Minneapolis College of Art and Design alumni American set decorators Artists from Minneapolis {{US-film-bio-stub