Lyle R. Wheeler

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Known For

Gone with the Wind
Rebecca
All About Eve
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The Seven Year Itch
Birth Location Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
Born 1905-02-12
Died 1990-01-10

Movies

Movies

Perfect Gentlemen Production Design
1978
Flight to Holocaust Art Direction
1977
Posse Set Decoration
1975
Posse Production Design
1975
Stand Up and Be Counted Production Design
1972
The Love Machine Production Design
1971
Doctors' Wives Production Design
1971
1970
Marooned Production Design
1969
1968
The Big Mouth Production Design
1967
In Harm's Way Production Design
1965
The Best Man Production Design
1964
The Cardinal Production Design
1963
Advise & Consent Production Design
1962
Let's Make Love Art Direction
1960
Young Jesse James Art Direction
1960
From the Terrace Art Direction
1960
The Story of Ruth Art Direction
1960
Wild River Art Direction
1960
Seven Thieves Art Direction
1960
Can-Can Art Direction
1960
The Story on Page One Art Direction
1959
Beloved Infidel Art Direction
1959
The Best of Everything Art Direction
1959
1959
A Private's Affair Art Direction
1959
Blue Denim Art Direction
1959
Holiday for Lovers Art Direction
1959
The Alligator People Art Direction
1959
Return of the Fly Art Direction
1959
Say One for Me Art Direction
1959
Warlock Art Direction
1959
The Diary of Anne Frank Art Direction
1959
1958
Mardi Gras Art Direction
1958
1958
The Hunters Art Direction
1958
1958
The Fly Art Direction
1958
The Bravados Art Direction
1958
Fraulein Art Direction
1958
The Long, Hot Summer Art Direction
1958
From Hell to Texas Art Direction
1958
The Young Lions Art Direction
1958
South Pacific Art Direction
1958
The Gift of Love Art Direction
1958
The Enemy Below Art Direction
1957
The Three Faces of Eve Art Direction
1957
Peyton Place Art Direction
1957
April Love Art Direction
1957
The Sun Also Rises Art Direction
1957
Desk Set Art Direction
1957
1957
A Hatful of Rain Art Direction
1957
An Affair to Remember Art Direction
1957
The Wayward Bus Art Direction
1957
Boy on a Dolphin Art Direction
1957
The Girl Can't Help It Art Direction
1956
Love Me Tender Art Direction
1956
Between Heaven and Hell Art Direction
1956
The Last Wagon Art Direction
1956
Bus Stop Art Direction
1956
Bigger Than Life Art Direction
1956
The King and I Art Direction
1956
D-Day the Sixth of June Art Direction
1956
23 Paces to Baker Street Art Direction
1956
The Proud Ones Art Direction
1956
1956
Hilda Crane Art Direction
1956
1956
Carousel Art Direction
1956
The Bottom of the Bottle Art Direction
1956
1956
Good Morning, Miss Dove Art Direction
1955
Seven Cities of Gold Art Direction
1955
The Tall Men Art Direction
1955
The Left Hand of God Art Direction
1955
1955
The Virgin Queen Art Direction
1955
House of Bamboo Art Direction
1955
The Seven Year Itch Art Direction
1955
Soldier of Fortune Art Direction
1955
Daddy Long Legs Art Direction
1955
Violent Saturday Art Direction
1955
A Man Called Peter Art Direction
1955
Untamed Art Direction
1955
The Racers Art Direction
1955
Three Young Texans Art Direction
1954
Black Widow Art Direction
1954
Woman's World Art Direction
1954
Broken Lance Art Direction
1954
The Egyptian Art Direction
1954
Garden of Evil Art Direction
1954
1954
1954
The Siege at Red River Art Direction
1954
Gorilla at Large Art Direction
1954
River of No Return Art Direction
1954
1953
Man in the Attic Art Direction
1953
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef Art Direction
1953
1953
Vicki Art Direction
1953
The Robe Art Direction
1953
Mister Scoutmaster Art Direction
1953
Inferno Art Direction
1953
A Blueprint for Murder Art Direction
1953
Dangerous Crossing Art Direction
1953
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Art Direction
1953
White Witch Doctor Art Direction
1953
Powder River Art Direction
1953
Pickup on South Street Art Direction
1953
The President's Lady Art Direction
1953
The Desert Rats Art Direction
1953
The Glory Brigade Art Direction
1953
The Girl Next Door Art Direction
1953
Titanic Art Direction
1953
Call Me Madam Art Direction
1953
1953
Niagara Art Direction
1953
Tonight We Sing Art Direction
1953
Taxi Art Direction
1953
The I Don't Care Girl Art Direction
1953
My Pal Gus Art Direction
1952
1952
Way of a Gaucho Art Direction
1952
The Snows of Kilimanjaro Art Direction
1952
Something for the Birds Art Direction
1952
Night Without Sleep Art Direction
1952
Monkey Business Art Direction
1952
What Price Glory Art Direction
1952
Les Miserables Art Direction
1952
Don't Bother to Knock Art Direction
1952
We're Not Married! Art Direction
1952
Diplomatic Courier Art Direction
1952
Belles on Their Toes Art Direction
1952
With a Song in My Heart Art Direction
1952
Deadline - U.S.A. Art Direction
1952
5 Fingers Art Direction
1952
Return of the Texan Art Direction
1952
Viva Zapata! Art Direction
1952
Fixed Bayonets! Art Direction
1951
Golden Girl Art Direction
1951
Let's Make It Legal Art Direction
1951
Anne of the Indies Art Direction
1951
Love Nest Art Direction
1951
1951
People Will Talk Art Direction
1951
The Guy Who Came Back Art Direction
1951
David and Bathsheba Art Direction
1951
1951
1951
As Young as You Feel Art Direction
1951
Follow the Sun Art Direction
1951
1951
Fourteen Hours Art Direction
1951
Rawhide Art Direction
1951
Bird of Paradise Art Direction
1951
You're in the Navy Now Art Direction
1951
The 13th Letter Art Direction
1951
1951
The Frogmen Art Direction
1951
Halls of Montezuma Art Direction
1951
All About Eve Art Direction
1950
The Jackpot Art Direction
1950
Two Flags West Art Direction
1950
I'll Get By Art Direction
1950
Mister 880 Art Direction
1950
My Blue Heaven Art Direction
1950
No Way Out Art Direction
1950
Broken Arrow Art Direction
1950
Panic in the Streets Art Direction
1950
Stella Art Direction
1950
Where the Sidewalk Ends Art Direction
1950
The Gunfighter Art Direction
1950
Love That Brute Art Direction
1950
A Ticket to Tomahawk Art Direction
1950
The Big Lift Art Direction
1950
Wabash Avenue Art Direction
1950
Cheaper by the Dozen Art Direction
1950
Under My Skin Art Direction
1950
Mother Didn't Tell Me Art Direction
1950
Three Came Home Art Direction
1950
1950
Whirlpool Art Direction
1950
Twelve O'Clock High Art Direction
1949
Dancing in the Dark Art Direction
1949
Prince of Foxes Art Direction
1949
Father Was a Fullback Art Direction
1949
Pinky Art Direction
1949
Thieves' Highway Art Direction
1949
I Was a Male War Bride Art Direction
1949
Slattery's Hurricane Art Direction
1949
Sand Art Direction
1949
Come to the Stable Art Direction
1949
You're My Everything Art Direction
1949
House of Strangers Art Direction
1949
It Happens Every Spring Art Direction
1949
1949
The Fan Art Direction
1949
Down to the Sea in Ships Art Direction
1949
A Letter to Three Wives Art Direction
1949
Yellow Sky Art Direction
1948
Unfaithfully Yours Art Direction
1948
The Walls of Jericho Art Direction
1948
That Wonderful Urge Art Direction
1948
Apartment for Peggy Art Direction
1948
Cry of the City Art Direction
1948
Road House Art Direction
1948
The Luck of the Irish Art Direction
1948
That Lady in Ermine Art Direction
1948
Deep Waters Art Direction
1948
The Street with No Name Art Direction
1948
The Iron Curtain Art Direction
1948
1948
Fury at Furnace Creek Art Direction
1948
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! Art Direction
1948
Sitting Pretty Art Direction
1948
Call Northside 777 Art Direction
1948
You Were Meant for Me Art Direction
1948
Daisy Kenyon Art Direction
1947
Gentleman's Agreement Art Direction
1947
Forever Amber Art Direction
1947
Nightmare Alley Art Direction
1947
The Foxes of Harrow Art Direction
1947
Kiss of Death Art Direction
1947
My Darling Clementine Art Direction
1946
1946
Centennial Summer Art Direction
1946
Cluny Brown Art Direction
1946
Do You Love Me Art Direction
1946
Dragonwyck Art Direction
1946
Behind Green Lights Art Direction
1946
Shock Art Direction
1946
Colonel Effingham's Raid Art Direction
1946
Doll Face Art Direction
1945
Leave Her to Heaven Art Direction
1945
Fallen Angel Art Direction
1945
The Dolly Sisters Art Direction
1945
State Fair Art Direction
1945
Within These Walls Art Direction
1945
A Bell for Adano Art Direction
1945
Junior Miss Art Direction
1945
Nob Hill Art Direction
1945
Don Juan Quilligan Art Direction
1945
The Caribbean Mystery Art Direction
1945
Molly and Me Art Direction
1945
1945
Diamond Horseshoe Art Direction
1945
The Bullfighters Art Direction
1945
Circumstantial Evidence Art Direction
1945
A Royal Scandal Art Direction
1945
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Art Direction
1945
Hangover Square Art Direction
1945
Winged Victory Art Direction
1944
Irish Eyes Are Smiling Art Direction
1944
Laura Art Direction
1944
The Big Noise Art Direction
1944
Dragon Seed Art Direction
1944
Wing and a Prayer Art Direction
1944
Bataan Art Direction
1943
That Hamilton Woman Art Direction
1941
Rebecca Art Direction
1940
Gone with the Wind Art Direction
1939
Intermezzo: A Love Story Art Direction
1939
Made for Each Other Art Direction
1939
The Young in Heart Art Direction
1938
1938
Nothing Sacred Art Direction
1937
The Prisoner of Zenda Art Direction
1937
A Star Is Born Art Designer
1937
The Garden of Allah Set Decoration
1936