Jack Murl Corgan (died 2000)[1] was an America architect known for the theaters he designed in the Southwest and development of hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada with business partner William J. Moore.
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]