Joseph C. Wright(1892-1985)

Under 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.

While 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.