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Lyle R. Wheeler

12. Februar 1905 — 10. Januar 1990 (84 Jahre)
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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).

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 to be a creative genius when it came to designing quality sets at reasonable costs and was very much in demand in the industry. By the end of World War II, Wheeler had joined Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, 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, 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 Art Direction 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.

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.

Lyle Wheeler died January 10, 1990, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital, of pneumonia. He was cremated, and his ashes stored in the vault at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles.

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  • Niagara
    Niagara1953
  • Polizei greift ein
    Polizei greift ein1953
  • Der Scharfschütze
    Der Scharfschütze1950
  • Ein Stern geht auf
    Ein Stern geht auf1937
  • Faustrecht der Großstadt
    Faustrecht der Großstadt1950
  • Süd Pazifik
    Süd Pazifik1958
  • Der Todeskuss
    Der Todeskuss1947
  • People Will Talk
    People Will Talk1951
  • Denen ist nichts heilig
    Denen ist nichts heilig1937
  • Warlock
    Warlock1959
  • Mord in der Hochzeitsnacht
    Mord in der Hochzeitsnacht1945
  • Schnee am Kilimandscharo
    Schnee am Kilimandscharo1952
  • Ein ideales Paar
    Ein ideales Paar1939
  • Der Garten des Bösen
    Der Garten des Bösen1954
  • The House on Telegraph Hill
    The House on Telegraph Hill1951
  • Schock!
    Schock!1946
  • Ein Fremder ruft an
    Ein Fremder ruft an1952
  • Intermezzo
    Intermezzo1939
  • Drei kehrten heim
    Drei kehrten heim1950
  • Der unheimliche Untermieter
    Der unheimliche Untermieter1953

Bekannt aus

  • Vom Winde verweht
    Vom Winde verweht1939
  • Rebecca
    Rebecca1940
  • Alles über Eva
    Alles über Eva1950
  • Der König und Ich
    Der König und Ich1956
  • Laura
    Laura1944
  • Das Gewand
    Das Gewand1953
  • Todsünde
    Todsünde1945
  • Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank
    Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank1959
  • Der Gefangene von Zenda
    Der Gefangene von Zenda1937
  • Die Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde
    Die Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde1959
  • Der Untergang der Titanic
    Der Untergang der Titanic1953
  • Der Kardinal
    Der Kardinal1963
  • Alle Herrlichkeit auf Erden
    Alle Herrlichkeit auf Erden1955
  • Toms Abenteuer
    Toms Abenteuer1938
  • Daddy Langbein
    Daddy Langbein1955
  • Desirée
    Desirée1954
  • Meine Cousine Rachel
    Meine Cousine Rachel1952
  • …und der Himmel lacht dazu
    …und der Himmel lacht dazu1949
  • Anna und der König von Siam
    Anna und der König von Siam1946
  • Schnee am Kilimandscharo
    Schnee am Kilimandscharo1952

Filmografie

1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind · as Self
1986
Our World · as Self - 'gone With The Wind' Art Director