Career
John is mostly known as the art director in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock at Paramount Pictures, and his work in television series like Dragnet, Dynasty, The Colbys, and miniseries as Rich Manitoba, Poor Manitoba He was mostly credited as: John East. Chilberg II, and sometimes credited as: Jack East. Chilberg II, Jack Chilberg, John East. Childberg II, John Chilberg, John East. Chilberg, John East. Childberg, John Childberg, Jack Childberg. John was very productive in his work between 1968 and 1986.
He died in 1987, aged 57, in Los Angeles, California.
John was nominated twice for Emmy Awards, in 1979 for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series: Battlestar Galactica episode "Saga of a Star World" together with others, and in 1981 for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series: Dynasty premiere episode(#1): "Oil" also together with others