John DeCuir(1918-1991)

Art Director
Production Designer
Art Department

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John DeCuir was born on 4 June 1918 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an art director and production designer, known for Le roi et moi (1956), Cléopâtre (1963) and Hello, Dolly! (1969). He died on 29 October 1991 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

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Won 3 Oscars
- 4 wins & 10 nominations total

Known for

Le roi et moi

7.4

Art Director(as John De Cuir)

1956

Cléopâtre

7.0

Production Designer(as John De Cuir)

1963

Hello, Dolly!

7.0

Production Designer(as John De Cuir)

1969

S.O.S. fantômes

7.8

Production Designer(as John De Cuir)

1984

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Art Director

Muppet Madness
8.0
Video
- Art Director (as John DeCuir Jr.)
- 1988
Avec les compliments de Charlie
5.6
- Art Director (as John de Cuir)
- 1979
Un jour, une vie
6.4
- Art Director (as John de Cuir)
- 1975
D pour danger
5.8
- Art Director
- 1966
Les sept voleurs
6.5
- Art Director
- 1960
Simon le pêcheur
5.4
- Art Director (as John de Cuir)
- 1959
Un certain sourire
5.6
- Art Director
- 1958
Pacifique Sud
6.8
- Art Director (as John De Cuir)
- 1958
Une île au soleil
6.1
- Art Director (uncredited)
- 1957
Le roi et moi
7.4
- Art Director (as John De Cuir)
- 1956
How to Be Very, Very Popular
5.2
- Art Director
- 1955
Papa longues jambes
6.7
- Art Director (as John De Cuir)
- 1955
La joyeuse parade
6.4
- Art Director (as John De Cuir)
- 1954
Carmen Jones
6.7
- co-art director (uncredited)
- 1954
La fontaine des amours
6.2
- Art Director (as John De Cuir)
- 1954

Production Designer

S.O.S. fantômes
7.8
- Production Designer (as John De Cuir)
- 1984
Les cadavres ne portent pas de costard
6.8
- Production Designer
- 1982
La guerre des abîmes
5.2
- Production Designer (as John F. Decuir)
- 1980
Avec les compliments de Charlie
5.6
- Production Designer
- 1979
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
8.0
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1978
De l'autre côté de minuit
6.0
- Production Designer
- 1977
Une fois ne suffit pas
4.6
- Production Designer
- 1975
Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra
8.1
TV Special
- Production Designer (as John De Cuir)
- 1973
L'Insurgé
6.9
- Production Designer (as John De Cuir)
- 1970
Melinda
6.4
- Production Designer (as John De Cuir)
- 1970
Hello, Dolly!
7.0
- Production Designer (as John De Cuir)
- 1969
Charly
6.9
- Production Designer (uncredited)
- 1968
Doctor Faustus
5.4
- Production Designer (as John de Cuir)
- 1967
Guêpier pour trois abeilles
6.7
- Production Designer (as John de Cuir)
- 1967
L'extase et l'agonie
7.2
- Production Designer (as John De Cuir)
- 1965

Art Department

À la poursuite d'Octobre Rouge
7.5
- concept designer (uncredited)
- 1990
Hollywood... Hollywood !
7.3
- production design: new sequences (as John De Cuir)
- 1976
La Mégère apprivoisée
7.1
- associate designer (as John De Cuir)
- 1967
Madame croque-maris
6.9
- illustrator (uncredited)
- 1964
Les rois du jazz
5.9
- art director: musical settings
- 1956
Alexandre le Grand
5.8
- storyboard artist
- 1956
Lydia Bailey
6.4
- illustrator (uncredited)
- 1952
Cinquième colonne
7.1
- illustrator (uncredited)
- 1942
Les aventures de Marco Polo
5.6
- graphic designer (uncredited)
- 1938

Trivia
Distinguished Hollywood art director and production designer, painter, illustrator and draftsman. Began in films as a sketch artist in the 1930's. Had his longest spells at Universal (1938-49) and 20th Century Fox (1949-62. Nominated for eleven Academy Awards, winner of three. Inducted into the Art Director's Hall of Fame in 2004. Accaimed for his elaborate, lavish sets on big budget extravaganzas, such as Le roi et moi (1956), Cléopâtre (1963) and Hello, Dolly! (1969). Among the first in his field to work with CinemaScope. Also active in theatrical design, on operas and designing theme parks.

Quotes
[on Joseph L. Mankiewicz and his return to Rome to direct "The Honey Pot", three years after making "Cleopatra" there]: Coming back to Rome reawakened all his memories of "Cleopatra" - all the heartaches and problems.