Born in San Francisco, CA. Veteran, multi-award-winning designer who entered American film as an art director for WHITE TIE AND TAILS (1946) at Universal-International. Other notable (non-nominated) credits (alone or in collaboration) include as art director THE NAKED CITY and CASBAH (both 1948), THE LIFE OF RILEY (1949), I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE and THE MODEL AND THE MARRIAGE BROKER (both 1951), CALL ME MADAM (1952), THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN and THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS (both 1954), SOUTH PACIFIC (1958), THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN (1975) and LOVE AND BULLETS (1979). As production designer, additional credits include THE HONEY POT and DOCTOR FAUSTUS (both 1967), CHARLY (1968), ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER and THE GREAT WHITE HOPE (both 1970), JACQUELINE SUSANN'S ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH (1975), THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT (1977), RAISE THE TITANIC (1980), DEAD MEN DON'T WEAR PLAID (1982) and his last film, GHOST BUSTERS (1984). DeCuir consulted with Disney on the design of the main theatre at Epcot Center's "Space" pavillion. Son, John DeCuir Jr., (b. 1941) is also an art director.  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black and White) 1951: THE HOUSE ON TELEGRAPH HILL - Art Direction (w. Lyle Wheeler)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1952: THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO - Art Direction (w. Lyle Wheeler)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black and White) 1952: MY COUSIN RACHEL - Art Direction (w. Lyle Wheeler)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1955: DADDY LONG LEGS - Art Direction (w. Lyle Wheeler)  Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1956: THE KING AND I - Art Direction (w. Lyle Wheeler)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1958: A CERTAIN SMILE - Art Direction (w. Lyle Wheeler)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1959: THE BIG FISHERMAN - Art Direction  Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1963: CLEOPATRA - Art Direction (w. Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard Brown, Herman A. Blumenthal, Elven Webb, Maurice Pelling & Boris Juraga)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Color) 1965: THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY - Art Direction (w. Jack Martin Smith)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1967: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - Art Direction (w. Lorenzo Mongiardino, Elven Webb & Giuseppe Mariani)  Art Direction/Set Decoration 1969: HELLO, DOLLY! - Art Direction (w. Jack Martin Smith & Herman A. Blumenthal) 11 nominations, 3 Awards