Ward Preston

Ward Preston

Birthday: 1932-04-20
Deathday: 2016-01-17
Place of birth: Torrance, California, USA

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.

Production

Airplane!

1980

As Production Design

Monte Walsh

1970

As Art Direction

Capone

1975

As Art Direction

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

1981

As Production Design

Wait Until Dark

1967

As Set Designer

Purple Rain

1984

As Production Design

The Towering Inferno

1974

As Art Direction

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

1991

As Production Design

The Stone Killer

1973

As Production Design

The Stone Killer

1973

As Art Direction

Viva Knievel!

1977

As Production Design

A Fine Madness

1966

As Set Designer

That Championship Season

1982

As Production Design

Any Wednesday

1966

As Set Designer

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987

As Production Design

To Kill a Cop

1978

As Art Direction

The Poseidon Adventure

1972

As Assistant Art Director

UHF

1989

As Production Design

Fire!

1977

As Art Direction

Blessed Assurance

1997

As Art Direction

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

As Set Designer

Gambit

1966

As Set Designer

American Anthem

1986

As Production Design

The Other

1972

As Assistant Art Director

Staying Afloat

1993

As Production Design

Power

1980

As Art Direction

The Night the City Screamed

1980

As Production Design

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

1980

As Production Design

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

1980

As Art Direction

Ike

1979

As Art Direction

Steel

1979

As Production Design