Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle Reynolds Wheeler ( born February 2, 1905 in Woburn, Massachusetts, † January 10, 1990 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California ) was an American production designer and art director. Wheeler, who usually appears as Lyle R. Wheeler, as well as Lyle Wheeler in the credits, was nominated during his forty year career 29 times for an Oscar and won five trophies. With more than 350 films Wheeler was responsible for the equipment.

Life

After studying at the University of Southern California, Lyle R. Wheeler worked first as an illustrator and industrial designer before leaving for his film The Garden of Allah was hired as an art director in 1936 by David O. Selznick. Until he moved to 20th Century Fox in 1944, Wheeler worked for Selznick International. After A star rises, another Selznick production from 1937, Wheeler was nominated for the equipping of the The Prisoner of Zenda 1938 for the first time for an Oscar. A year later, the second nomination for Toms Adventure ( The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ).

For the equipment of Gone with the Wind Lyle Wheeler was awarded in 1940 for the first time with an Oscar. He received another Oscar in 1947 for his work on Anna and the King of Siam. In the years before he was nominated for Rebecca, Laura and mortal sin.

Other awards received Wheeler, now the artistic director of 20th Century Fox, for the epic film The Robe 1954 film adaptation of the musical The King and I in 1957 and the drama The Diary of Anne Frank in 1960.

Due to the fact that 1940-1960 was the Oscar award for Best Art Direction separated into the categories of color and black and white, Wheeler was nominated in the same year for different films. For example, in 1952, when Wheeler was nominated respectively for The House on Telegraph Hill and Fourteen Hours for Best Art Direction of a black and white film, and at the same time for David and Bathsheba and On the Riviera for the equipment of two color films.

Wheeler also worked for television, so he paid some episodes of Perry Mason and The 20th Century- Fox Hour from. Lyle Wheeler's last work on a film was the 1978 television film resulting Ladies with white vest ( Perfect Gentlemen ), in which Lauren Bacall made ​​her debut on the screen.

Filmography (selection)

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