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Born:
September 25, 1900
Died:
January 17, 1971
Robert Wyler (September 25, 1900 – January 17, 1971) was a Swiss-American film producer and associate producer. He was the older brother of film director William Wyler and a nephew of Universal Studios head, Carl Laemmle. Wyler was born in Mülhausen, Alsace, Germany (now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France). His first credit was as a producer in 1928, and he made several unsuccessful attempts at directing in the early 1930s. Wyler found success in the late 1940s and 1950s. He was associate producer of his brother's adaptation of The Heiress (1949), which was nominated for Best Film at the Academy Awards and won its star, Olivia de Havilland, her second Oscar. Wyler himself was nominated for Best Screenplay for Detective Story (1951), another film directed by his brother and a controversial hit in its day. He was involved as an associate producer on most of his brother's films through the 1950s, such as Roman Holiday (1953) and Friendly Persuasion (1956). Then 47-year-old Wyler married 24-year-old actress Cathy O'Donnell on April 11, 1948. They had met two years earlier, while she was being directed by his brother in The Best Years of Our Lives. She died in 1970, on their 22nd wedding anniversary, following a long illness. Robert Wyler died nine months later, on January 17, 1971.
Adaptation:
1958 The Big Country
Additional Writing:
1936 Dodsworth
1958 The Big Country
Assistant Director:
1923 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1936 Dodsworth
1958 The Big Country
Associate Producer:
1923 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1936 Dodsworth
1949 The Heiress
1951 Detective Story
1953 Roman Holiday
1955 The Desperate Hours
1956 Friendly Persuasion
1958 The Big Country
1961 The Children's Hour
Director:
1923 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1932 A Father Without Knowing It
1932 The Wonderful Day
1935 It Happened in Paris
1936 Dodsworth
1949 The Heiress
1951 Detective Story
1953 Roman Holiday
1955 The Desperate Hours
1956 Friendly Persuasion
1958 The Big Country
1961 The Children's Hour
Production Assistant:
1923 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1932 A Father Without Knowing It
1932 The Wonderful Day
1935 It Happened in Paris
1936 Dodsworth
1949 The Heiress
1951 Detective Story
1953 Roman Holiday
1955 The Desperate Hours
1956 Friendly Persuasion
1958 The Big Country
1961 The Children's Hour
1966 How to Steal a Million
Screenplay:
1923 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1932 A Father Without Knowing It
1932 The Wonderful Day
1935 It Happened in Paris
1936 Dodsworth
1937 Murder Goes to College
1937 Sophie Lang Goes West
1937 The Last Train from Madrid
1946 The Gentleman Misbehaves
1949 The Heiress
1951 Detective Story
1953 Roman Holiday
1955 The Desperate Hours
1956 Friendly Persuasion
1958 The Big Country
1961 The Children's Hour
1966 How to Steal a Million
Story:
1923 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1932 A Father Without Knowing It
1932 The Wonderful Day
1935 It Happened in Paris
1936 Dodsworth
1937 Murder Goes to College
1937 Sophie Lang Goes West
1937 The Last Train from Madrid
1939 Fighting Thoroughbreds
1946 The Gentleman Misbehaves
1949 The Heiress
1951 Detective Story
1953 Roman Holiday
1955 The Desperate Hours
1956 Friendly Persuasion
1958 The Big Country
1961 The Children's Hour
1966 How to Steal a Million
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