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

Academy Awards

Wright won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and was nominated a further ten times: ;Wins * ''This Above All (film), This Above All'' (1942) * ''My Gal Sal'' (1942) ;Nominated * ''Down Argentine Way'' (1940) * ''Lillian Russell (film), Lillian Russell'' (1940) * ''Blood and Sand (1941 film), Blood and Sand'' (1941) * ''The Gang's All Here (1943 film), The Gang's All Here'' (1943) * ''Come to the Stable'' (1949) * ''On the Riviera'' (1951) * ''Guys and Dolls (film), Guys and Dolls'' (1955) * ''The Man with the Golden Arm'' (1955) * ''Flower Drum Song (film), Flower Drum Song'' (1961) * ''Days of Wine and Roses (film), Days of Wine and Roses'' (1962)

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* * 1892 births 1985 deaths American art directors Artists from Chicago Best Art Direction Academy Award winners People from Oceanside, California {{US-artdirector-stub