John DeCuir
John DeCuir | |
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| Born | June 4, 1918 San Francisco, California |
| Died | October 29, 1991 (aged 73) |
| Occupation | Art director |
| Years active | 1942–1984 |
| Children | John DeCuir Jr. |
John DeCuir (June 4, 1918 – October 29, 1991) was a
Hollywood art director and production designer known for his elaborate set designs that were illustrated with his own watercolor paintings.[1]
DeCuir studied at the
musicals including There's No Business Like Show Business 1954), and comedy Ghostbusters (1984). DeCuir earned eleven Oscar nominations, winning three: The King and I (1956), Cleopatra (1963), and Hello, Dolly!
(1969). DeCuir designed the short-lived exhibit devoted to horror film at Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park, CA called The Black Box.
His son, John DeCuir Jr. is also a production designer.
Partial filmography
- The Naked City (1948)
- The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
- My Cousin Rachel (1952)
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
- Diplomatic Courier (1952)
- Call Me Madam (1953)
- There's No Business like Show Business(1954)
- Three Coins in the Fountain(1954)
- Daddy Long Legs (1955)
- The King and I (1956)
- South Pacific (1958)
- A Certain Smile (1958)
- The Big Fisherman (1959)
- Seven Thieves (1960)
- Cleopatra (1963)
- Circus World (1964)
- The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
- The Honey Pot (1967)
- The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
- Hello, Dolly (1969)
- The Great White Hope (1970)
- On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
- The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
- Ghostbusters (1984)
References
- ^ http://www.adg.org/?content=cm§ion=14 www.adg.org
External links
- John DeCuir at IMDb
- John DeCuir Senior webpage (archived)
- http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/46021%7C85501/John-De-Cuir/
See also
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