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John W. Corso

Art Director | * 1929 († 10/09/2019) | Wabash (United States of America (USA))
John William Corso (December 4, 1929 – October 9, 2019) was an American art director and production designer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Coal Miner's Daughter. Corso was a native of Wabash, Indiana. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing ...

Weird Science

13

1985 | 3.3/5 | 1h 34min
Comedy, Romance / Love, Science Fiction
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Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Bri ...

The Breakfast Club

13

1985 | 3.9/5 | 1h 38min
Comedy, Drama
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A teenage girl deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob. ...

Sixteen Candles

13

1984 | 3.4/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower ring curtain salesman, D ...

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

13

1987 | 3.6/5 | 1h 33min
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Awards & Nominations for John W. Corso

Academy Award for Best Production Design
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Movies with John W. Corso as Crew(20)

Art/Production Design1992 Steel Justice
Art/Production Design1988 She's Having a Baby
Art/Production Design1988 The Great Outdoors
Art/Production Design1987 Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Art/Production Design1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Art/Production Design1986 Pretty in Pink
Art/Production Design1985 Weird Science
Art/Production Design1985 The Breakfast Club
Art/Production Design1984 Sixteen Candles
Art/Production Design1983 Psycho II
Art/Production Design1983 Still the Beaver
Art/Art Direction1981 Bustin' Loose
Art/Production Design1981 Heartbeeps
Art/Production Design1980 Coal Miner's Daughter
Art/Production Design1980 Xanadu
Art/Production Design1978 Paradise Alley
Art/Art Direction1977 Exo-Man
Art/Art Direction1977 The November Plan
Art/Art Direction1976 Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
Crew/Cinematography1974 Sequoyah: The Great Teacher of the Cherokee Nation

Born: 1929 in Wabash (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 10/09 2019 (October) (aged: 90)
John W. Corso frequently works together with these people:
John Hughes (21x, Crew)
Jennifer Polito (7x, Crew)
Marilyn Vance (6x, Crew)
James R. Alexander (6x, Crew)
Kenny Ortega (4x, Crew)
Bennie E. Dobbins (4x, Crew)
Lon Bender (4x, Crew)
Jackie Burch (4x, Crew)
Greg Agalsoff (4x, Crew)
Ira Newborn (4x, Crew)
James Giovannetti Jr. (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:66555, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 04/25/2024