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 Chouinard Art School, joined Universal in the late 1930s, and by the mid-1940s was designing sets. In 1949, he signed with 20th Century Fox where he worked on productions with elaborate sets. These included dramatic material such as The House on Telegraph Hill (1951), 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.
JohnDeCuir (June 4, 1918 – October 29, 1991) was a Hollywood art director and production designer known for his elaborate set designs that were illustrated...
1967–1980 1967: John Truscott, Edward Carrere, John W. Brown 1968: John Box, Terence Marsh, Vernon Dixon, Ken Muggleston 1969: JohnDeCuir, Jack Martin Smith...
nominees. Subsequent research by AMPAS has resulted in a list of unofficial or de facto nominees, based on records of which films were evaluated by the judges...
Anthony John Walton (24 October 1934 – 2 March 2022) was a British set and costume designer. He won three Tony Awards, an Academy Award, and a Emmy Award...
first working in the art department at MGM, he was in competition with Romain De Tirtoff for a more substantial position, while working with Joseph Wright...
there. Medjuck also hired JohnDeCuir as production designer. The script did not specify where Gozer would appear, and DeCuir painted the top of Dana's...
Graham Sutherland, 1940 Charles de Gaulle, 1941 Walter Sickert, 1942 Maharani Gayatri Devi, Rajmata of Jaipur, 1943 John Pope-Hennessy, 1945 Isabel Jeans...
films, Just One Kid and It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow, for director/producer John Goldschmidt. Furst also dabbled as a special effects technician on movies...
1967–1980 1967: John Truscott, Edward Carrere, John W. Brown 1968: John Box, Terence Marsh, Vernon Dixon, Ken Muggleston 1969: JohnDeCuir, Jack Martin Smith...
Volunteer Reserve as a pilot was accepted. After initial flight training on de Havilland Tiger Moth biplanes in Scotland, he was sent to Canada and the United...
received nominations in all four acting categories. Legendary film composer John Williams received his first nomination for scoring Valley of the Dolls. He...
(Presenter: Best Original Score for a Musical Picture Original or Adaptation) John Wayne (Presenter: Best Cinematography) Raquel Welch (Presenter: Best Special...
1967–1980 1967: John Truscott, Edward Carrere, John W. Brown 1968: John Box, Terence Marsh, Vernon Dixon, Ken Muggleston 1969: JohnDeCuir, Jack Martin Smith...
on Every Day's a Holiday. He also worked as the associate art director on John Ford's Stagecoach which won the Academy Award for art direction for Alexander...
1967–1980 1967: John Truscott, Edward Carrere, John W. Brown 1968: John Box, Terence Marsh, Vernon Dixon, Ken Muggleston 1969: JohnDeCuir, Jack Martin Smith...
exterior shots of it via matte painting by Production designer/Art director JohnDeCuir. The Gozerian Temple consisted of its massive, ornate shrine, altars...
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