Bohemian Rogue: The Life of Hollywood Artist John Decker - Stephen C. Jordan - Google Books

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Artist John Decker was born in Germany in 1895, but found his fame in Hollywood during the 1930s and '40s. At the age of 13, he was abandoned by his parents in London, where he found work painting scenery for the theatre circuit. Taken under the wing of a…