Jack Corgan
American architect
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Biography
Corgan was born in Hugo, Oklahoma. He graduated from Oklahoma State University (OSU) in 1935.[2] He moved to Dallas, Texas and opened his architectural firm Corgan in 1938,[2] focusing largely on theaters and drive-ins.[3] In 1941, he designed the first drive-in theatre.[1] In the mid-1950s, Corgan designed the Dallas Love Field airport terminal.[1] In 1960, Corgan was the president of the Texas Society of Architects.[4]
Corgan is the father of architect Clifford Jack Corgan (born 1945), also known as Jack Corgan, who took over leadership of the architectural firm[5] in the 1970s.[citation needed][a]
Works
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- Agnew Theater in Oklahoma City
- Boomer Theater in Norman, Oklahoma
- Brauntex Theatre in New Braunfels, Texas[8][9]
- Carver Theater (New Orleans) in New Orleans, Louisiana[8]
- Centre Theatre in El Reno, Oklahoma[8]
- Grove Theatre in Upland, California[8]
- Hornbeck Theatre in Shawnee, Oklahoma[8]
- Knob Hill Theater in Oklahoma City
- Lakeside Theater in Oklahoma City
- Leachman Theater in Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Lynn Theatre in Gonzales, Texas[8]
- May Theater in Oklahoma City
- Morley Theatre in Borger, Texas[8]
- National Theater (Texas) in Graham, Texas[8]
- Paul Poag Theatre for the Performing Arts in Del Rio, Texas[8]
- Plaza Theatre (Garland, Texas) in Garland, Texas[8]
- Rialto Cinema in Alva, Oklahoma[8]
- Rialto Theater (Three Rivers, Texas) in Three Rivers, Texas[8]
- State Theater (Clovis, New Mexico) in Clovis, New Mexico[8]
- Vernon Plaza Theatre in Vernon, Texas[8]
- Washita Theatre in Chickasha, Oklahoma[8]
- Westland Theater in Elk City, Oklahoma
- Will Rogers Theatre in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma[8]
Notes
- C. Jack Corgan also studied at OSU before transferring to Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2][6] In 2015, C. Jack Corgan was inducted into the Oklahoma State University College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology Hall of Fame.[7]
