- Date de naissance
- Date de décès2 mars 2022 · Manhattan, Ville de New York, New York, États-Unis (complications d'un accident vasculaire cérébral)
- Nom de naissanceAnthony John Walton
- Tony Walton est né le 24 octobre 1934 à Surrey, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni. Il était chef décorateur et costumier. Il est connu pour Le crime de l'Orient-Express (1974), Que le spectacle commence... (1979) et Mary Poppins (1964). Il était marié à Gen LeRoy et Julie Andrews. Il est mort le 2 mars 2022 dans l'état de New York, États-Unis.
- ConjointsGen LeRoy(12 septembre 1991 - 2 mars 2022) (son décès)Julie Andrews(10 mai 1959 - 7 mai 1968) (divorcé, 1 enfant)
- Enfants
- ProchesSamuel Hamilton(Grandchild)Hope Hamilton(Grandchild)
- Production designer of many Sidney Lumet films.
- Has won three Tony Awards as Best Scenic Designer: in 1973 for "Pippin;" in 1986 for "The House of Blue Leaves;" and in 1992 for "Guys and Dolls." He has also been Tony-nominated 13 other times: as Best Costume Designer, in 1967 for "The Apple Tree;" and in 1988 for "Anything Goes;" and as Best Scenic Designer, in 1976 for "Chicago;" in 1980 for "A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine;" in 1984 for "The Real Thing;" in 1987 for "The Front Page;" in 1988 for "Anything Goes;" in 1989 for "Lend Me a Tenor;" in 1990 for "Grand Hotel, The Musical;" in 1991 for "The Will Rogers Follies;" in 1994 for "She Loves Me;" in 1997 for "Steel Pier;" and in 2000 for a revival of "Uncle Vanya."
- He was awarded the 1993 Drama-Logue Award for Scenic Design for the play, "Conversations with My Father" in presented by the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson at the James A. Doolittle (University of California) Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- Directing "Missing Footage" at the Old Globe, San Diego, California, USA
- He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art (University College London), where he began his relationship with Julie Andrews.
- He was approached by George Lucas about designing "Star Wars", but declined the offer.
- [on turning down "Star Wars"]: George Lucas asked me to do it, and I said, "I'm not really very interested in futuristic things"; I added that, if all these high-tech wonders were rusting and falling to bits, I'd find that, in some way, appealing enough to get on board - and, cheeky bugger, he actually ended up using that idea.
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