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John Beckman, who designed the sets for "Casablanca" and "The Maltese Falcon" and continued working into his last year of life, died Wednesday in his sleep in Los Angeles at age 91. Beckman worked occasional 15-hour days on the set of the hit TV sitcom "Designing Women" well into his 91st year. Born in Oregon, he was raised in San Francisco and survived the 1906 earthquake. He began his career in 1934 as art director of the film "Nana."