John Meehan

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John Meehan

Art June 13, 1902

Tehachapi, California, USA

John Meehan was an American screen and television art director. He won three Academy Awards for Best Art Direction, Set Decoration for the films The Heiress (1949), Sunset Bouleva…

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Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

8.3 1950 Movie
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

7.1 1954 Movie
Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

6.9 1957 TV Show
The Heiress

The Heiress

7.8 1949 Movie
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

7.1 1946 Movie
Startime

Startime

6.8 1959 TV Show
Suspicion

Suspicion

6.2 1957 TV Show
It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You

7.1 1954 Movie
Salome

Salome

5.8 1953 Movie
The Miracle Woman

The Miracle Woman

6.7 1931 Movie
Cult of the Cobra

Cult of the Cobra

6.0 1955 Movie
The Virginian

The Virginian

6.2 1946 Movie

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John Meehan was an American screen and television art director. He won three Academy Awards for Best Art Direction, Set Decoration for the films The Heiress (1949), Sunset Boulevard (1950), and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1960
    The Slowest Gun in the West

    Movie Art Direction

  2. 1959
    Startime

    TV show Art Direction

  3. 1958
    Strange Witness

    Movie Art Direction

  4. 1957
    Leave It to Beaver

    TV show Art Direction

  5. 1957
    Suspicion

    TV show Art Direction

  6. 1955
    Cult of the Cobra

    Movie Art Direction

  7. 1954
    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    Movie Art Direction

  8. 1954
    It Should Happen to You

    Movie Art Direction

  9. 1953
    Salome

    Movie Art Direction

  10. 1953
    General Electric Theater

    TV show Art Direction

  11. 1952
    Assignment: Paris

    Movie Art Direction

  12. 1952
    The Marrying Kind

    Movie Art Direction

  13. 1951
    Tarzan's Peril

    Movie Art Direction

  14. 1950
    Sunset Boulevard

    Movie Art Direction

  15. 1949
    The Heiress

    Movie Art Direction

  16. 1948
    Sealed Verdict

    Movie Art Direction

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  1. 1947
    Suddenly It's Spring

    Movie Art Direction

  2. 1946
    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

    Movie Art Direction

  3. 1946
    The Bride Wore Boots

    Movie Art Direction

  4. 1946
    The Virginian

    Movie Art Direction

  5. 1945
    Bring on the Girls

    Movie Art Direction

  6. 1931
    The Miracle Woman

    Movie Screenplay