{{Short description|American production designer and art director}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Ward Preston | image = | birth_name = William Ward Preston | birth_date = {{birth date|1932|04|20}} | birth_place = Torrance, California, US | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|01|17|1932|04|20}} | death_place = West Hills, California, US | occupation = {{hlist | Production designer | art director}} | years_active = 1966–1997 | credits = ''The Towering Inferno'' (1974) }}

'''William Ward Preston''' (April 20, 1932&nbsp;– January 17, 2016)<ref name="Memoriam">[http://oscar.go.com/photos/2016/oscars-2016-in-memoriam-photos/william_ward_preston_designers_branch Ward Preston at Oscars In Memoriam]</ref> was an American production designer and art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''The Towering Inferno''.<ref name="Oscars1975">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975 |title=The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 2, 2011|work=oscars.org}}</ref>

==Selected filmography== * ''The Towering Inferno'' (1974)

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0696509|Ward Preston}}

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