Awards & Winners

John Meehan

Date of Birth 13-June-1902
Place of Birth Tehachapi
(Kern County, California, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as John Francis Meehan, Frenchy
Profession Film Art Director, Production Designer
John Meehan 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, Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard 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, Golden Earrings, Samson and Delilah, Salome and It Should Happen to You.

Awards by John Meehan

Check all the awards nominated and won by John Meehan.

1957


Nominations 1957 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Art Direction - Half Hour or Less General Electric Theater

1954


Academy Award for Best Production Design
Honored for : 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Nominations 1954 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Production Design 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1950


Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White
Honored for : Sunset Boulevard

Nominations 1950 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White Sunset Boulevard

1949


Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White
Honored for : The Heiress

Nominations 1949 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White The Heiress