John W. Corso(1929-2019)
- Art Director
- Production Designer
- Art Department
John W. Corso is from the rather small town of Wabash, Indiana. Since
working in Hollywood on, most notably, such timeless classics of the
1980s as the John Hughes standards Ferris Bueller's Day Off (think of
the artistic genius of the art museum montage), The Breakfast Club,
Sixteen Candles, and Weird Science, he has returned there to reside in
his retirement. He owns several properties there and yet lives in a
quite humble abode. The Emmy in his living room easily seems out of
place in his very normal, somewhat cluttered living room. Many of his
neighbors undoubtedly have no idea who the low-key fellow in the
inconspicuous house with ivy growing up the sides really is. Mr. Corso
has long been a member of the Academy and remains a supporter of the
arts in his community and beyond.
