Personal Info

Known For

Art

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-04-20

Deathday

2016-01-17 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Torrance, California, USA

Ward Preston

Biography

William Ward Preston (April 20, 1932 – January 17, 2016) 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.

Known For

7.3%

Airplane!

Jul 2, 1980

7.0%

The Towering Inferno

Dec 14, 1974

7.1%

The Poseidon Adventure

Dec 1, 1972

7.3%

Wait Until Dark

Oct 26, 1967

6.7%

Purple Rain

Jul 27, 1984

6.7%

UHF

Jul 21, 1989

7.7%

The Twilight Zone

Sep 27, 1985

7.0%

Gambit

Dec 21, 1966

6.5%

The Other

May 24, 1972

5.9%

Capone

Apr 16, 1975

6.2%

The Stone Killer

Aug 8, 1973

6.2%

Camelot

Oct 25, 1967

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Art

1997

Blessed Assurance as Art Direction

1993

Staying Afloat as Production Design

1991

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis as Production Design

1989

UHF as Production Design

1987

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory as Production Design

1986

American Anthem as Production Design

1985

The Twilight Zone as Art Direction

1984

Purple Rain as Production Design

1982

That Championship Season as Production Design

1981

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. as Production Design

1980		The Ghosts of Buxley Hall as Production Design
1980		The Ghosts of Buxley Hall as Art Direction
1980		The Night the City Screamed as Production Design
1980		Airplane! as Production Design
1980		Power as Art Direction

1979		Steel as Production Design
1979		Ike as Art Direction

1978

To Kill a Cop as Art Direction

1977		Viva Knievel! as Production Design
1977		Fire! as Art Direction

1975

Capone as Art Direction

1974

The Towering Inferno as Art Direction

1973

The Stone Killer as Art Direction

1972		The Poseidon Adventure as Assistant Art Director
1972		The Other as Assistant Art Director

1970

Monte Walsh as Art Direction

1969

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys as Set Designer

1967		Wait Until Dark as Set Designer
1967		Camelot as Set Designer

1966		Gambit as Set Designer
1966		Any Wednesday as Set Designer
1966		A Fine Madness as Set Designer