John Meehan
Production Designer, Film art director
1902 – 1963
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Who was John Meehan?
John Meehan was an American art director and production designer.
He was born in Tehachapi, California and attended the University of Southern California. Meehan won three Academy Awards for his art direction: William Wyler's The Heiress, Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard and Richard Fleischer's 1954 adaptation of the Jules Verne classic for Walt Disney, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. He also worked on The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, Golden Earrings, Samson and Delilah, Salome and It Should Happen to You.
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- Born
- Jun 13, 1902
Tehachapi - Also known as
- John Francis Meehan
- Frenchy
- Spouses
- Bernice Kenoyer
(1937/05/09 - 1946/11/19)
- Bernice Kenoyer
- Ethnicity
- White people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Southern California
- Died
- May 15, 1963
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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