American art director
Lyle Wheeler
Born (1905-02-02 ) February 2, 1905Died January 10, 1990(1990-01-10) (aged 84) Occupation Art director Years active 1936–1978 Employer 20th Century Fox (1944-1960)Spouses Frances Walther (married 1925–1947) Kay Nelson (married 1949–?) Donna G. Wheeler (married 1954–1987)
Lyle Reynolds Wheeler (February 2, 1905 – January 10, 1990) was an American motion picture art director . He received five Academy Awards — for Gone with the Wind (1939), Anna and the King of Siam (1946), The Robe (1953), The King and I (1956) and The Diary of Anne Frank (1959).
Biography [ edit ] Lyle Wheeler studied at the University of Southern California , then worked as a magazine artist and industrial designer. In 1936, he was hired by David O. Selznick to work as a set designer for Selznick's motion picture production company. Wheeler proved able to design quality sets at reasonable costs and was very much in demand in the industry. By the end of World War II , Wheeler had joined 20th Century Fox , where he remained as chief art director until the end of the 1950s.
In a career spanning 40 years, Wheeler created sets for more than 350 motion pictures, many of which are considered film classics. His credits include A Star Is Born , A Tree Grows in Brooklyn , State Fair , The Dolly Sisters , Forever Amber , The Fan , The Pride of St. Louis , Titanic , The Seven Year Itch , and Carousel and in particular, Gone With the Wind , for which he drew some of the earliest examples of storyboards for film, illustrating not only the art design, but the framing, composition and even the color for nearly every shot in the film, greatly influencing the production. He also created matte paintings for all the ceilings for the sets as well as large set pieces like the facade of Tara . He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design 29 times, winning five. In 1951, he was nominated for four different films, three in 1952 and twice for two films in one year.
His television credits include the long-running CBS series, Perry Mason .[1]
Late in life, Wheeler suffered financial reverses and was forced to sell his home. He lost his five Academy Award statuettes when he was unable to pay a bill in excess of $30,000 at a storage facility. His 1959 Oscar for The Diary of Anne Frank was purchased and returned to Wheeler in 1989 by a fan.[1] [2]
Lyle Wheeler died on January 10, 1990, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital , of pneumonia.[3] He was cremated, and his ashes stored in the vault at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles .
Academy Awards [ edit ] The art direction of Lyle Wheeler was often recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .[4]
1939: Gone with the Wind 1946: Anna and the King of Siam 1953: The Robe 1956: The King and I 1959: The Diary of Anne Frank Nominations [ edit ] 1937: The Prisoner of Zenda 1938: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1940: Rebecca 1944: Laura 1945: Leave Her to Heaven 1947: The Foxes of Harrow 1949: Come to the Stable 1950: All About Eve 1951: Fourteen Hours , House on Telegraph Hill , David and Bathsheba , On the Riviera 1952: My Cousin Rachel , Viva Zapata! , The Snows of Kilimanjaro 1953: The President's Lady , Titanic 1954: Desirée 1955: Daddy Long Legs , Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing 1956: Teenage Rebel 1958: A Certain Smile 1959: Journey to the Center of the Earth 1963: The Cardinal See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
1927–1939 Interior Decoration 1940–1946 Black & White / Color separate 1940 (bw): Cedric Gibbons , Paul Groesse / (c): Vincent Korda 1941 (bw): Richard Day , Nathan Juran , Thomas Little / (c): Cedric Gibbons , Urie McCleary , Edwin B. Willis 1942 (bw): Richard Day , Joseph C. Wright , Thomas Little / (c): Richard Day , Joseph C. Wright , Thomas Little 1943 (bw): James Basevi , William S. Darling , Thomas Little / (c): Alexander Golitzen , John B. Goodman , Russell A. Gausman , Ira S. Webb 1944 (bw): Cedric Gibbons , William Ferrari , Paul Huldschinsky , Edwin B. Willis / (c): Wiard Ihnen , Thomas Little 1945 (bw): Wiard Ihnen , A. Roland Fields / (c): Hans Dreier , Ernst Fegté , Samuel M. Comer 1946 (bw): William S. Darling , Lyle R. Wheeler , Thomas Little , Frank E. Hughes / (c): Cedric Gibbons , Paul Groesse , Edwin B. Willis 1947–1956 renamed Art Direction - Set Decoration Black & White / Color separate 1947 (bw): John Bryan , Wilfred Shingleton / (c): Alfred Junge 1948 (bw): Roger K. Furse , Carmen Dillon / (c): Hein Heckroth , Arthur Lawson 1949 (bw): Harry Horner , John Meehan , Emile Kuri / (c): Cedric Gibbons , Paul Groesse , Edwin B. Willis , Jack D. Moore 1950 (bw): Hans Dreier , John Meehan , Samuel M. Comer , Ray Moyer / (c): Hans Dreier , Walter Tyler , Samuel M. Comer , Ray Moyer 1951 (bw): Richard Day , George James Hopkins / (c): Cedric Gibbons , E. Preston Ames , Edwin B. Willis , F. Keogh Gleason 1952 (bw): Cedric Gibbons , Edward Carfagno , Edwin B. Willis , F. Keogh Gleason /(c): Paul Sheriff , Marcel Vertès 1953 (bw): Cedric Gibbons , Edward Carfagno , Edwin B. Willis , Hugh Hunt / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler , George Davis , Walter M. Scott , Paul S. Fox 1954 (bw): Richard Day / (c): John Meehan , Emile Kuri 1955 (bw): Hal Pereira , Tambi Larsen , Samuel M. Comer , Arthur Krams / (c): William Flannery , Jo Mielziner , Robert Priestley 1956 (bw): Cedric Gibbons , Malcolm F. Brown , Edwin B. Willis , F. Keogh Gleason / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler , John DeCuir , Walter M. Scott , Paul S. Fox 1957–1958 1959–1966 Black & White / Color separate 1959 (bw): Lyle R. Wheeler , George Davis , Walter M. Scott , Stuart A. Reiss / (c): William A. Horning (posthumous award ), Edward Carfagno , Hugh Hunt 1960 (bw): Alexandre Trauner , Edward G. Boyle /(c): Alexander Golitzen , Eric Orbom (posthumous award ), Russell A. Gausman , Julia Heron 1961 (bw): Harry Horner , Gene Callahan / (c): Boris Leven , Victor A. Gangelin 1962 (bw): Alexander Golitzen , Henry Bumstead , Oliver Emert /(c): John Box , John Stoll , Dario Simoni 1963 (bw): Gene Callahan / (c): John DeCuir , Jack Martin Smith , Hilyard M. Brown , Herman A. Blumenthal , Elven Webb , Maurice Pelling , Boris Juraga , Walter M. Scott , Paul S. Fox , Ray Moyer 1964 (bw): Vassilis Photopoulos /(c): Gene Allen , Cecil Beaton , George James Hopkins 1965 (bw): Robert Clatworthy , Joseph Kish /(c): John Box , Terence Marsh , Dario Simoni 1966 (bw): Richard Sylbert , George James Hopkins / (c): Jack Martin Smith , Dale Hennesy , Walter M. Scott , Stuart A. Reiss 1967–1980 1967: John Truscott , Edward Carrere , John W. Brown 1968: John Box , Terence Marsh , Vernon Dixon , Ken Muggleston 1969: John DeCuir , Jack Martin Smith , Herman A. Blumenthal , Walter M. Scott , George James Hopkins , Raphaël Bretton 1970: Urie McCleary , Gil Parrondo , Antonio Mateos , Pierre-Louis Thévenet 1971: John Box , Ernest Archer , Jack Maxsted , Gil Parrondo , Vernon Dixon 1972: Rolf Zehetbauer , Jurgen Kiebach , Herbert Strabel 1973: Henry Bumstead , James W. Payne 1974: Dean Tavoularis , Angelo P. Graham , George R. Nelson 1975: Ken Adam , Roy Walker , Vernon Dixon 1976: George C. Jenkins , George Gaines 1977: John Barry , Norman Reynolds , Leslie Dilley , Roger Christian 1978: Paul Sylbert , Edwin O'Donovan , George Gaines 1979: Philip Rosenberg , Tony Walton , Edward Stewart , Gary J. Brink 1980: Pierre Guffroy , Jack Stephens 1981–2000 2001–present
1927–1939 Interior Decoration 1940–1946 Black & White / Color separate 1940 (bw): Cedric Gibbons , Paul Groesse / (c): Vincent Korda 1941 (bw): Richard Day , Nathan Juran , Thomas Little / (c): Cedric Gibbons , Urie McCleary , Edwin B. Willis 1942 (bw): Richard Day , Joseph C. Wright , Thomas Little / (c): Richard Day , Joseph C. Wright , Thomas Little 1943 (bw): James Basevi , William S. Darling , Thomas Little / (c): Alexander Golitzen , John B. Goodman , Russell A. Gausman , Ira S. Webb 1944 (bw): Cedric Gibbons , William Ferrari , Paul Huldschinsky , Edwin B. Willis / (c): Wiard Ihnen , Thomas Little 1945 (bw): Wiard Ihnen , A. Roland Fields / (c): Hans Dreier , Ernst Fegté , Samuel M. Comer 1946 (bw): William S. Darling , Lyle R. Wheeler , Thomas Little , Frank E. Hughes / (c): Cedric Gibbons , Paul Groesse , Edwin B. Willis 1947–1956 renamed Art Direction - Set Decoration Black & White / Color separate 1947 (bw): John Bryan , Wilfred Shingleton / (c): Alfred Junge 1948 (bw): Roger K. Furse , Carmen Dillon / (c): Hein Heckroth , Arthur Lawson 1949 (bw): Harry Horner , John Meehan , Emile Kuri / (c): Cedric Gibbons , Paul Groesse , Edwin B. Willis , Jack D. Moore 1950 (bw): Hans Dreier , John Meehan , Samuel M. Comer , Ray Moyer / (c): Hans Dreier , Walter Tyler , Samuel M. Comer , Ray Moyer 1951 (bw): Richard Day , George James Hopkins / (c): Cedric Gibbons , E. Preston Ames , Edwin B. Willis , F. Keogh Gleason 1952 (bw): Cedric Gibbons , Edward Carfagno , Edwin B. Willis , F. Keogh Gleason /(c): Paul Sheriff , Marcel Vertès 1953 (bw): Cedric Gibbons , Edward Carfagno , Edwin B. Willis , Hugh Hunt / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler , George Davis , Walter M. Scott , Paul S. Fox 1954 (bw): Richard Day / (c): John Meehan , Emile Kuri 1955 (bw): Hal Pereira , Tambi Larsen , Samuel M. Comer , Arthur Krams / (c): William Flannery , Jo Mielziner , Robert Priestley 1956 (bw): Cedric Gibbons , Malcolm F. Brown , Edwin B. Willis , F. Keogh Gleason / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler , John DeCuir , Walter M. Scott , Paul S. Fox 1957–1958 1959–1966 Black & White / Color separate 1959 (bw): Lyle R. Wheeler , George Davis , Walter M. Scott , Stuart A. Reiss / (c): William A. Horning (posthumous award ), Edward Carfagno , Hugh Hunt 1960 (bw): Alexandre Trauner , Edward G. Boyle /(c): Alexander Golitzen , Eric Orbom (posthumous award ), Russell A. Gausman , Julia Heron 1961 (bw): Harry Horner , Gene Callahan / (c): Boris Leven , Victor A. Gangelin 1962 (bw): Alexander Golitzen , Henry Bumstead , Oliver Emert /(c): John Box , John Stoll , Dario Simoni 1963 (bw): Gene Callahan / (c): John DeCuir , Jack Martin Smith , Hilyard M. Brown , Herman A. Blumenthal , Elven Webb , Maurice Pelling , Boris Juraga , Walter M. Scott , Paul S. Fox , Ray Moyer 1964 (bw): Vassilis Photopoulos /(c): Gene Allen , Cecil Beaton , George James Hopkins 1965 (bw): Robert Clatworthy , Joseph Kish /(c): John Box , Terence Marsh , Dario Simoni 1966 (bw): Richard Sylbert , George James Hopkins / (c): Jack Martin Smith , Dale Hennesy , Walter M. Scott , Stuart A. Reiss 1967–1980 1967: John Truscott , Edward Carrere , John W. Brown 1968: John Box , Terence Marsh , Vernon Dixon , Ken Muggleston 1969: John DeCuir , Jack Martin Smith , Herman A. Blumenthal , Walter M. Scott , George James Hopkins , Raphaël Bretton 1970: Urie McCleary , Gil Parrondo , Antonio Mateos , Pierre-Louis Thévenet 1971: John Box , Ernest Archer , Jack Maxsted , Gil Parrondo , Vernon Dixon 1972: Rolf Zehetbauer , Jurgen Kiebach , Herbert Strabel 1973: Henry Bumstead , James W. Payne 1974: Dean Tavoularis , Angelo P. Graham , George R. Nelson 1975: Ken Adam , Roy Walker , Vernon Dixon 1976: George C. Jenkins , George Gaines 1977: John Barry , Norman Reynolds , Leslie Dilley , Roger Christian 1978: Paul Sylbert , Edwin O'Donovan , George Gaines 1979: Philip Rosenberg , Tony Walton , Edward Stewart , Gary J. Brink 1980: Pierre Guffroy , Jack Stephens 1981–2000 2001–present
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