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Aliases: John De Cuir , John F. DeCuir Sr. , John F. DeCuir , John F. Decuir , John de Cuir

Gender: Male

Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 58

TV Involvements: 0

Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Ghostbusters
Average
7

Ghostbusters

 (1984) Production Design
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Average
6

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

 (1952) Art Direction
Circus World
Average
6

Circus World

 (1964) Production Design
Cleopatra
Average
7

Cleopatra

 (1963) Production Design
The Big Fisherman
Average
5

The Big Fisherman

 (1959) Production Design
And Baby Makes Three
Average
4

And Baby Makes Three

 (1949) Art Direction
Saboteur
Average
7

Saboteur

 (1942) Production Illustrator
The Robe
Average
7

The Robe

 (1953) Art Direction

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2001 Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
 2001-04-03
 Movie
Year Character Movie/Tv

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
1998 Production Design
Land of the Free
Land of the Free
 1998-11-24
 Movie
1984 Production Design
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
 1984-06-08
 Movie
1982 Production Design
Monsignor
Monsignor
 1982-10-22
 Movie
Production Design
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
 1982-05-21
 Movie
1980 Production Design
Raise the Titanic
Raise the Titanic
 1980-08-01
 Movie
1979 Production Design
Love and Bullets
Love and Bullets
 1979-04-05
 Movie
Art Direction
Love and Bullets
Love and Bullets
 1979-04-05
 Movie
1978 Production Design
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
 1978-05-21
 Movie
1977 Production Design
The Other Side of Midnight
The Other Side of Midnight
 1977-06-08
 Movie
1975 Art Direction
The Other Side of the Mountain
The Other Side of the Mountain
 1975-11-14
 Movie
Production Design
Once Is Not Enough
Once Is Not Enough
 1975-06-20
 Movie
1970 Production Design
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope
 1970-10-11
 Movie
Production Design
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
 1970-06-17
 Movie
1969 Production Design
Hello, Dolly!
Hello, Dolly!
 1969-12-12
 Movie
1968 Production Design
Charly
Charly
 1968-09-23
 Movie
1967 Production Design
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus
 1967-10-10
 Movie
Production Design
The Honey Pot
The Honey Pot
 1967-05-21
 Movie
Production Design
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
 1967-03-08
 Movie
1966 Art Direction
A Man Could Get Killed
A Man Could Get Killed
 1966-03-25
 Movie
1965 Production Design
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy
 1965-09-16
 Movie
1964 Production Design
Circus World
Circus World
 1964-06-25
 Movie
1963 Production Design
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
 1963-06-12
 Movie
1960 Art Direction
Seven Thieves
Seven Thieves
 1960-03-11
 Movie
1959 Production Design
The Big Fisherman
The Big Fisherman
 1959-08-04
 Movie
1958 Art Direction
A Certain Smile
A Certain Smile
 1958-07-31
 Movie
Art Direction
South Pacific
South Pacific
 1958-03-18
 Movie
1957 Art Direction
An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember
 1957-07-11
 Movie
Art Direction
Island in the Sun
Island in the Sun
 1957-06-12
 Movie
Art Designer
Boy on a Dolphin
Boy on a Dolphin
 1957-04-19
 Movie
1956 Art Direction
The Best Things in Life Are Free
The Best Things in Life Are Free
 1956-09-28
 Movie
Art Direction
The King and I
The King and I
 1956-06-29
 Movie
Storyboard Artist
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
 1956-03-28
 Movie
1955 Art Direction
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
 1955-05-05
 Movie
1954 Art Direction
There's No Business Like Show Business
There's No Business Like Show Business
 1954-12-16
 Movie
Art Direction
Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones
 1954-10-28
 Movie
Art Direction
Three Coins in the Fountain
Three Coins in the Fountain
 1954-05-01
 Movie
1953 Art Direction
The Robe
The Robe
 1953-09-16
 Movie
Art Direction
Call Me Madam
Call Me Madam
 1953-03-25
 Movie
1952 Art Direction
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel
 1952-12-25
 Movie
Art Direction
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
 1952-10-08
 Movie
Art Direction
Diplomatic Courier
Diplomatic Courier
 1952-06-13
 Movie
Art Designer
Lydia Bailey
Lydia Bailey
 1952-05-30
 Movie
1951 Art Direction
The Model and the Marriage Broker
The Model and the Marriage Broker
 1951-11-01
 Movie
Art Direction
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell
 1951-08-01
 Movie
Art Direction
The House on Telegraph Hill
The House on Telegraph Hill
 1951-05-12
 Movie
1950 Art Direction
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
 1950-05-25
 Movie
1949 Art Direction
And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three
 1949-12-02
 Movie
Art Direction
The Life of Riley
The Life of Riley
 1949-04-16
 Movie
1948 Art Direction
Mexican Hayride
Mexican Hayride
 1948-12-27
 Movie
Art Direction
Casbah
Casbah
 1948-04-01
 Movie
Art Direction
The Naked City
The Naked City
 1948-03-04
 Movie
1947 Art Direction
Brute Force
Brute Force
 1947-07-16
 Movie
Art Direction
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
 1947-05-03
 Movie
1942 Production Illustrator
Saboteur
Saboteur
 1942-04-24
 Movie
1939 Art Designer
Bachelor Mother
Bachelor Mother
 1939-06-30
 Movie
1938 Graphic Designer
The Adventures of Marco Polo
The Adventures of Marco Polo
 1938-04-07
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1948 Production Designer
Mexican Hayride
Mexican Hayride
 1948-12-27
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

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