John DeCuir
John DeCuir (born June 4, 1918 in San Francisco , California , † October 29, 1991 in Santa Monica , California) was an American film architect .
Life
After completing his training at Chouinard Art School, John DeCuir was employed by Universal Studios in the late 1930s and worked as an art director from the mid-1940s. In 1949 he moved to 20th Century Fox . He has been nominated for an Oscar eleven times for his work . He received the award three times, the respective films were The King and I , Cleopatra and Hello, Dolly! . He only worked sporadically for television, in 1978 he received the Emmy for the television production Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women . His last film was Ghostbusters in 1984.
His son John DeCuir junior also works as a production designer and worked on Top Gun , among other things .
Filmography (selection)
- 1947: Cell R 17 (Brute Force)
- 1948: City without a mask (The Naked City)
- 1951: The House on Telegraph Hill
- 1952: Snow on Kilimanjaro (The Snows of Kilimanjaro)
- 1952: My Cousin Rachel (My Cousin Rachel)
- 1954: Rhythm in the Blood (There's No Business Like Show Business)
- 1955: Daddy Longlegs (Daddy Long Legs)
- 1956: The King and I (The King and I)
- 1959: The Big Fisherman
- 1960: Seven Thieves (Seven Thieves)
- 1963: Cleopatra
- 1964: Circus World (Circus World)
- 1965: Michelangelo - Inferno and Ecstasy (The Agony and the Ecstasy)
- 1966: See Venice - and inherit ... (The Honey Pot)
- 1967: The Taming of the Shrew (The Taming of the Shrew)
- 1969: Hello, Dolly!
- 1970: On a Clear Day ... (On a Clear Day You Can See Forever)
- 1970: The Great White Hope (The Great White Hope)
- 1977: The Other Side of Midnight
- 1979: A man cleans up (Love and Bullets)
- 1980: Raise the Titanic (Raise the Titanic)
- 1982: Dead Men Do not Wear Plaid (Dead Men Do not Wear Plaid)
- 1984: Ghostbusters (Ghost Busters)
Awards
- 1952: Oscar nomination for The House on Telegraph Hill
- 1953: Oscar nomination for My Cousin Rachel
- 1953: Oscar nomination for snow on Kilimanjaro
- 1956: Oscar nomination for Daddy Langbein
- 1957: Oscar for The King and Me
- 1959: Oscar nomination for A Certain Smile
- 1960: Oscar nomination for The Fisherman of Galilee
- 1964: Oscar for Cleopatra
- 1966: Oscar nomination for Inferno and Ecstasy
- 1968: Oscar nomination for The Taming of the Shrew
- 1970: British film award for Hello, Dolly!
- 1970: Oscar for Hello, Dolly!
- 1978: Emmy for Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
Web links
- John DeCuir in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- John DeCuir in the All Movie Guide (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | DeCuir, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American production designer and art director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco , California , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1991 |
| Place of death | Santa Monica , California , United States |