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Jo Mielziner (1901-1976) was an American theatrical designer born in Paris, France. His Broadway debut was in 1924 with The Guardsman, in which he designed the sets and lighting. He is considered the most influential set designer of his time, designing and usually the lighting for over 200 productions. During World War II, he worked as a camouflage specialist with the United States Air Force. He designed, along with Eero Saarinen, the Vivian Beaumont Theater in the Lincoln Center. His work includes Strange Interlude, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, Gypsy, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, the film Picnic, and the ballet Who Cares?.
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