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Robert Wyler(1900-1971)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
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Robert Wyler was born on 25 September 1900 in Mülhausen, Alsace, Germany [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]. He was a writer and producer, known for Detective Story (1951), Roman Holiday (1953) and The Big Country (1958). He was married to Cathy O'Donnell. He died on 17 January 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 25, 1900
DiedJanuary 17, 1971(70)
BornSeptember 25, 1900
DiedJanuary 17, 1971(70)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Kirk Douglas, William Bendix, Frank Faylen, Lee Grant, Horace McMahon, Cathy O'Donnell, Eleanor Parker, and Joseph Wiseman in Detective Story (1951)
Detective Story
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1951
Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday (1953)
Roman Holiday
8.0
  • Producer
  • 1953
Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, and Burl Ives in The Big Country (1958)
The Big Country
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1958
Lew Ayres and Dorothy Lamour in The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
The Last Train from Madrid
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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Writer

  • Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, and Burl Ives in The Big Country (1958)
    The Big Country
    7.9
    • adaptation
    • 1958
  • Kirk Douglas, William Bendix, Frank Faylen, Lee Grant, Horace McMahon, Cathy O'Donnell, Eleanor Parker, and Joseph Wiseman in Detective Story (1951)
    Detective Story
    7.5
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • Dusty Anderson, Hillary Brooke, Bob Haymes, Sheldon Leonard, and Osa Massen in The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946)
    The Gentleman Misbehaves
    • original screenplay
    • 1946
  • Ralph Byrd, Mary Carlisle, and Marvin Stephens in Fighting Thoroughbreds (1939)
    Fighting Thoroughbreds
    7.0
    • story
    • 1939
  • Lee Bowman and Gertrude Michael in Sophie Lang Goes West (1937)
    Sophie Lang Goes West
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Lew Ayres and Dorothy Lamour in The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
    The Last Train from Madrid
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Marsha Hunt and Roscoe Karns in Murder Goes to College (1937)
    Murder Goes to College
    6.1
    • screen play
    • 1937
  • Ruth Chatterton and Walter Huston in Dodsworth (1936)
    Dodsworth
    7.7
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1936

Producer

  • Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, and James Garner in The Children's Hour (1961)
    The Children's Hour
    7.8
    • associate producer
    • 1961
  • Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, and Burl Ives in The Big Country (1958)
    The Big Country
    7.9
    • associate producer
    • 1958
  • Gary Cooper, Anthony Perkins, Pat Boone, Richard Eyer, Dorothy McGuire, and Samantha the Goose in Friendly Persuasion (1956)
    Friendly Persuasion
    7.3
    • associate producer
    • 1956
  • Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Robert Middleton, and Mary Murphy in The Desperate Hours (1955)
    The Desperate Hours
    7.5
    • associate producer
    • 1955
  • Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday (1953)
    Roman Holiday
    8.0
    • associate producer
    • 1953
  • Kirk Douglas, William Bendix, Frank Faylen, Lee Grant, Horace McMahon, Cathy O'Donnell, Eleanor Parker, and Joseph Wiseman in Detective Story (1951)
    Detective Story
    7.5
    • associate producer
    • 1951
  • Olivia de Havilland and Montgomery Clift in The Heiress (1949)
    The Heiress
    8.1
    • associate producer
    • 1949
  • Bessie Love and Tom Moore in Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928)
    Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1928

Director

  • It Happened in Paris (1935)
    It Happened in Paris
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1935
  • La merveilleuse journée (1932)
    La merveilleuse journée
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Papa sans le savoir (1932)
    Papa sans le savoir
    • Director
    • 1932

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • September 25, 1900
    • Mülhausen, Alsace, Germany [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]
  • Died
    • January 17, 1971
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Cathy O'DonnellApril 10, 1948 - April 11, 1970 (her death)
  • Relatives
      Catherine Wyler(Niece or Nephew)

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    Nephew of Carl Laemmle.

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