Person
John DeCuir
Art · 1918–1991 · San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Known for
Ghostbusters
Production Design
Cleopatra
Production Design
The Robe
Art Direction
Once Is Not Enough
Production Design
Hello, Dolly!
Production Design
The Taming of the Shrew
Production Design
An Affair to Remember
Art Direction
The King and I
Art Direction
Brute Force
Art Direction
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Production Design
Filmography
- 2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf (archive footage)
- 1998Land of the FreeProduction Design
- 1984GhostbustersProduction Design
- 1982MonsignorProduction Design
- 1982Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidProduction Design
- 1980Raise the TitanicProduction Design
- 1979Love and BulletsProduction Design
- 1978Ziegfeld: The Man and His WomenProduction Design
- 1977The Other Side of MidnightProduction Design
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part IIProduction Design
- 1975The Other Side of the MountainArt Direction
- 1975Once Is Not EnoughProduction Design
- 1970The Great White HopeProduction Design
- 1970On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverProduction Design
- 1969Hello, Dolly!Production Design
- 1968CharlyProduction Design
- 1967Doctor FaustusProduction Design
- 1967The Honey PotProduction Design
- 1967The Taming of the ShrewProduction Design
- 1966A Man Could Get KilledArt Direction
- 1965The Agony and the EcstasyProduction Design
- 1964Circus WorldProduction Design
- 1963CleopatraProduction Design
- 1960Seven ThievesArt Direction
- 1959The Big FishermanProduction Design
- 1958A Certain SmileArt Direction
- 1958South PacificArt Direction
- 1957An Affair to RememberArt Direction
- 1957Island in the SunArt Direction
- 1957Boy on a DolphinArt Designer
- 1956The Best Things in Life Are FreeArt Direction
- 1956The King and IArt Direction
- 1956Alexander the GreatStoryboard Artist
- 1955Daddy Long LegsArt Direction
- 1954There's No Business Like Show BusinessArt Direction
- 1954Carmen JonesArt Direction
- 1954Three Coins in the FountainArt Direction
- 1953The RobeArt Direction
- 1953Call Me MadamArt Direction
- 1952My Cousin RachelArt Direction
- 1952The Snows of KilimanjaroArt Direction
- 1952Diplomatic CourierArt Direction
- 1952Lydia BaileyArt Designer
- 1951The Model and the Marriage BrokerArt Direction
- 1951Mr. Belvedere Rings the BellArt Direction
- 1951The House on Telegraph HillArt Direction
- 1950Curtain Call at Cactus CreekArt Direction
- 1949And Baby Makes ThreeArt Direction
- 1949The Life of RileyArt Direction
- 1948Mexican HayrideArt Direction
- 1948CasbahArt Direction
- 1948The Naked CityArt Direction
- 1947Brute ForceArt Direction
- 1947Time Out of MindArt Direction
- 1942SaboteurProduction Illustrator
- 1938The Adventures of Marco PoloGraphic Designer
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