{{Short description|American art director (1909–1990)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox person |image = | name = Walter H. Tyler | birth_date = {{birth date|1909|3|28}} | birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1990|11|3|1909|3|28}} | death_place = [[Orange County, California]], U.S. | occupation = [[Art director#In film|Art director]] | yearsactive = 1944–1974 }}

'''Walter H. Tyler''' (March 28, 1909 – November 3, 1990) was an American [[Art director#In film|art director]]. He won an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] and was nominated for eight more in the category [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]]. He was born in [[Los Angeles, California]] and died in [[Orange County, California]]. His grandson is film composer [[Brian Tyler]].

==Selected filmography== Tyler won an [[Academy Award for Best Art Direction]] and was nominated for eight more: ;Won * ''[[Samson and Delilah (1949 film)|Samson and Delilah]]'' (1949)<ref name="oscars.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1951 |title=The 23rd Academy Awards (1951) Nominees and Winners |access-date=July 23, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref> ;Nominated * ''[[Kitty (1945 film)|Kitty]]'' (1945) * ''[[Roman Holiday]]'' (1953) * ''[[Sabrina (1954 film)|Sabrina]]'' (1954) * ''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'' (1956) * ''[[Career (1959 film)|Career]]'' (1959) * ''[[Visit to a Small Planet]]'' (1960) * ''[[Summer and Smoke (film)|Summer and Smoke]]'' (1961) * ''[[The Island at the Top of the World]]'' (1974)

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0878934}}

{{Authority control}} {{AcademyAwardBestArtDirection 1941–1960}} {{Art Directors Guild Hall of Fame (2010s)}}

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