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Joseph C. Wright (August 19, 1892 – February 24, 1985) was an American art director. He won two Academy Awards and was nominated for ten more in the category Best Art Direction. He worked on 86 films between 1923 and 1969.He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Oceanside, California.

Date Of BirthAugust 19, 1892
Died1985-02-24
Place Of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
ProfessionArt Director, Art Department, Production Designer
Star SignLeo
#Quote
1While living in Kyoto] When I feel I have learned what I can about the Japanese culture and people, I will move on. In the society of our time, movie-goers are world travelers and can readily spot discrepancies in the sets we create - and in widescreen processes every minute detail is magnified many times over. An art director must never stop expanding his knowledge.
#Fact
1While preparing "Oklahoma""" a full year in advance of production, Wright studied weather records for the location and discovered that they showed that the area was subject to horrible spring floods. Over the objections of budget-conscious producers, he insisted that $15,000 be spent on constructing a dam. The floods ultimately came as predicted and saved over $250,000 worth of sets.
2Wright was the first protégé of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright and worked with the Master on such landmarks as Tokyo's Imperial Hotel.
3Wright redesigned the Santa Monica Civil Auditirium in order to properly showcase the annual Oscar presentation.
4Wright took postgraduate courses at the Sorbonne in Paris.
5When Wright used photographs he had taken in Britain to recreate the entire Soho district of London on the Universal lot for "Strange Bedfellows," it became the largest permanent set built by any Hollywood studio since before World War II.
6When art director Wright found that Universal planned a lot of location shooting on San Francisco's Grant Street for "Flower Drum Song," he noticed that local weather records showed that the area had numerous rainy and foggy days at that time of year. He convinced the studio to recreate the street on a sound stage at the cost of almost a half million dollars. A record was kept of the Bay City's weather over the course of the four week shoot, and Wright's shrewd decision ultimately saved the studio over $200,000 in lost shooting time.
7Under contract at MGM (1925-1926, 1934-1939); Universal (1927); Columbia (1928); Spent the bulk of his career at 20th Century Fox (1929-1933,1939-1953), primarily as art director for the studio's most prestigious colour musicals.

Art Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Wrecking Crew1968as Joe Wright
The Ambushers1967as Joe Wright
Murderers' Row1966as Joe Wright
The Silencers1966as Joe Wright
Strange Bedfellows1965as Joseph Wright
Dear Heart1964
Days of Wine and Roses1962as Joseph Wright
Flower Drum Song1961as Joseph Wright
Porgy and Bess1959
The Strange One1957
Guys and Dolls1955as Joseph Wright
Oklahoma!1955as Joseph Wright, art direction by
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes1953
The Girl Next Door1953
Stars and Stripes Forever1952
O. Henry's Full House1952uncredited
With a Song in My Heart1952as Joseph Wright
Meet Me After the Show1951
Take Care of My Little Girl1951
Call Me Mister1951
The Jackpot1950
My Blue Heaven1950
Wabash Avenue1950
Come to the Stable1949
Unfaithfully Yours1948
The Snake Pit1948
Mother Wore Tights1947
Three Little Girls in Blue1946
Do You Love Me1946
Diamond Horseshoe1945
Irish Eyes Are Smiling1944
Greenwich Village1944
Pin Up Girl1944
The Gang's All Here1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady1943
Stormy Weather1943
Coney Island1943
Quiet Please: Murder1942
Springtime in the Rockies1942
Orchestra Wives1942
This Above All1942
My Gal Sal1942
Song of the Islands1942
Swamp Water1941
Week-End in Havana1941
Dressed to Kill1941
A Very Young Lady1941
Blood and Sand1941
That Night in Rio1941
Tin Pan Alley1940
The Mark of Zorro1940
Down Argentine Way1940
The Great Profile1940
Lillian Russell1940
I Was an Adventuress1940
He Married His Wife1940
Swanee River1939
Day-Time Wife1939
Hotel for Women1939
Escapade1935as Joseph Wright
Born to Be Bad1934as Joseph Wright
Looking for Trouble1934as Joseph Wright
Moulin Rouge1934as Joseph Wright
Gallant Lady1933as Joseph Wright
Advice to the Lovelorn1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole1933as Joseph Wright
My Lips Betray1933as Joseph Wright
I Loved You Wednesday1933as Joseph Wright
Sailor's Luck1933
Hot Pepper1933as Joseph Wright
Robbers' Roost1932
The Painted Woman1932as Joseph Wright
Mystery Ranch1932as Joseph Wright
Delicious1931as Joe Wright
The Sea Wolf1930as Joseph Wright
Double Cross Roads1930as Joseph Wright
Ransom1928
Name the Woman1928
Modern Mothers1928
Golf Widows1928
The Man Who Laughs1928as Joseph Wright
Uncle Tom's Cabin1927as Joseph Wright
Exquisite Sinner1926as Joseph Wright
The Denial1925
Daughters of Pleasure1924
Daring Youth1924as Joseph Wright
An Old Sweetheart of Mine1923as Joseph Wright
The Woman of Bronze1923as Joseph Wright

Art Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
When My Baby Smiles at Me1948art director: musical settings
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now1947art director: musical settings
The Dolly Sisters1945art director: musical settings
Nob Hill1945set designer: musical sets
Something for the Boys1944art director: musical settings
Broadway Serenade1939associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Honolulu1939associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Sweethearts1938associate art director - as Joseph Wright
The Shopworn Angel1938associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Love Is a Headache1938associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Rosalie1937associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Double Wedding1937associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Broadway Melody of 19381937associate art director - as Joseph Wright
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney1937associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Born to Dance1936associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Piccadilly Jim1936associate art director
Trouble for Two1936associate art director - as Joseph Wright
The Unguarded Hour1936associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Rose-Marie1936art associate - as Joseph Wright
The Garden Murder Case1936associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Rendezvous1935associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Woman Wanted1935associate art director - as Joseph Wright
No More Ladies1935associate art director - as Joseph Wright
The Casino Murder Case1935associate art director - as Joseph Wright
After Office Hours1935associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Biography of a Bachelor Girl1935associate art director
A Wicked Woman1934associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Outcast Lady1934associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Have a Heart1934associate art director
Manhattan Melodrama1934associate art director - as Joseph Wright
Wild Girl1932settings - as Joseph Wright
The Arizona Kid1930settings - as Joseph Wright
En kärleksnatt vid Rio Grande1929set designer - as Joseph Wright
The Farmer Takes a Wife1953art director: musical settings
The I Don't Care Girl1953art director: musical settings
Golden Girl1951art director: musical settings
On the Riviera1951art director: musical settings

Production Designer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Walk Don't Run1966as Joe Wright
The Man with the Golden Arm1955as Joe Wright

Set Decorator

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Charlie Chan Carries On1931
The Unholy Three1925as Joseph Wright, settings

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
On the Riviera1951musical settings

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Man Who Laughs1928technical director - as Joseph Wright

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1943OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-WhiteThis Above All (1942)
1943OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Art Direction-Interior Decoration, ColorMy Gal Sal (1942)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1963OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-WhiteDays of Wine and Roses (1962)
1962OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Art Direction-Set Decoration, ColorFlower Drum Song (1961)
1956OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-WhiteThe Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
1956OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Art Direction-Set Decoration, ColorGuys and Dolls (1955)
1952OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Art Direction-Set Decoration, ColorOn the Riviera (1951)
1950OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-WhiteCome to the Stable (1949)
1944OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Art Direction-Interior Decoration, ColorThe Gang's All Here (1943)
1942OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Art Direction-Interior Decoration, ColorBlood and Sand (1941)
1941OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Art Direction, Black-and-WhiteLillian Russell (1940)
1941OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Art Direction, ColorDown Argentine Way (1940)

Known for movies

Art Director

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
as Art Director

Art Director

Guys and Dolls (1955)
as Art Director

Art Director

Oklahoma! (1955)
as Art Director

Art Director

Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
as Art Director

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