John Drake Moore (1924–2006) was an American costume designer, set decorator and production designer for films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for El Cid.[1] Additional credits include A Farewell to Arms, 55 Days at Peking, The Fall of the Roman Empire, and A Matter of Time.
During the 1960s and 1970s, he also worked for the Salzburg Festivals where he designed the settings for Il rappresentazione die anima e di corpo, Der Rosenkavalier and Jedermann in cooperation with Veniero Colasanti.
Moore was born in Tryon, North Carolina in 1924. He died in Lugano, Switzerland in 2006.[2]
References
- "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- "John Drake Moore (American, b.1924, d.2006)". The McNay. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
External links
- John Moore at IMDb