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John Meehan(1902-1963)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
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John Meehan was born on 13 June 1902 in Tehachapi, California, USA. He was an art director, known for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Sunset Boulevard (1950) and The Heiress (1949). He was married to Bernice Kenoyer. He died on 15 May 1963 in Toluca Lake, California, USA.
BornJune 13, 1902
DiedMay 15, 1963(60)
BornJune 13, 1902
DiedMay 15, 1963(60)
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  • Won 3 Oscars
    • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
7.2
  • Art Director
  • 1954
William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard
8.4
  • Art Director
  • 1950
Olivia de Havilland and Montgomery Clift in The Heiress (1949)
The Heiress
8.1
  • Art Director
  • 1949
Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
General Electric Theater
6.8
TV Series
  • Art Director

Credits

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Art Director



  • Jerry Mathers in Leave It to Beaver (1957)
    Leave It to Beaver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1957–1962
  • Clu Gulager and Barry Sullivan in The Tall Man (1960)
    The Tall Man
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1961–1962
  • John Derek, Richard Jaeckel, and Chill Wills in Frontier Circus (1961)
    Frontier Circus
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Ichabod and Me (1961)
    Ichabod and Me
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1961–1962
  • Fred Astaire in Alcoa Premiere (1961)
    Alcoa Premiere
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1961–1962
  • Thriller (1960)
    Thriller
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Coronado 9 (1960)
    Coronado 9
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1960–1961
  • Westinghouse Playhouse (1961)
    Westinghouse Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1961
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • art director
    • Art Director
    • 1957–1960
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1958–1960
  • Bringing Up Buddy (1960)
    Bringing Up Buddy
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Laramie (1959)
    Laramie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Ray Milland in Markham (1959)
    Markham
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Jack Benny and Phil Silvers in The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)
    The Slowest Gun in the West
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Startime (1959)
    Startime
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1960

Art Department



  • Paulette Goddard, Macdonald Carey, and John Lund in Bride of Vengeance (1949)
    Bride of Vengeance
    5.6
    • fill-in art director (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Alan Ladd, William Bendix, Brian Donlevy, Howard Da Silva, Esther Fernández, and Barry Fitzgerald in Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
    Two Years Before the Mast
    6.9
    • art director assistant (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Joan Fontaine and Arturo de Córdova in Frenchman's Creek (1944)
    Frenchman's Creek
    6.1
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • William Bendix, Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Albert Dekker, and Robert Preston in Wake Island (1942)
    Wake Island
    6.6
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • William Holden, Veronica Lake, Ray Milland, and Brian Donlevy in I Wanted Wings (1941)
    I Wanted Wings
    6.2
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • director of photography
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • June 13, 1902
    • Tehachapi, California, USA
  • Died
    • May 15, 1963
    • Toluca Lake, California, USA(Undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Bernice KenoyerMay 9, 1937 - November 19, 1946 (her death, 1 child)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Studied architecture at the University of Southern California.
  • Nickname
    • Frenchy

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