Occupation Art director Years active 1942-1984 Children John DeCuir Jr. | Name John DeCuir Grandchildren John D. DeCuir Role Production Designer | |
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Born June 4, 1918 San Francisco, California, USA Awards Academy Award for Best Production Design Similar People Lyle R Wheeler, Leon Shamroy, Irene Sharaff, Harry Stradling | ||
Education Chouinard Art Institute | ||
What is Production Design?
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.
He 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 noted for their elaborate sets. At home with dramatic material (such as The House on Telegraph Hill 1951), musicals (such as 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).
His son, John DeCuir, Jr. is also a production designer.
