Biography
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.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.
Filmography
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Movies 45
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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)
Land of the Free (1998)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
Raise the Titanic (1980)
Love and Bullets (1979)
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978)
The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
Once Is Not Enough (1975)
Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back (1973)
The Great White Hope (1970)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Charly (1968)
Doctor Faustus (1967)
The Honey Pot (1967)
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
A Man Could Get Killed (1966)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Circus World (1964)
Cleopatra (1963)
Seven Thieves (1960)
The Big Fisherman (1959)
South Pacific (1958)
Island in the Sun (1957)
The King and I (1956)
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Call Me Madam (1953)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)
Diplomatic Courier (1952)
The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950)
The Life of Riley (1949)
Mexican Hayride (1948)
Casbah (1948)
The Naked City (1948)
Brute Force (1947)
Time Out of Mind (1947)
Saboteur (1942)
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Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1918-06-04
Deathday1991-10-29 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceSan Francisco, California, USA
ChildrenJohn F. DeCuir, Jr.
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJohn De Cuir, John F. DeCuir Sr., John F. DeCuir, John F. Decuir, John de Cuir
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Art Direction, Color, Academy Award for Best Production Design
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