John Meehan (June 13, 1902 – May 15, 1963) 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 (1949), Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard (1950) 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 (1946), Golden Earrings (1947), Samson and Delilah (1949), Salome (1953) and It Should Happen to You (1956).

John Meehan (art director)

See also

Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame

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1902 births

1963 deaths

American art directors

Best Art Direction Academy Award winners

People from Kern County, California

USC School of Architecture alumni

Place of death missing

American production designers

John Meehan (art director)