Tony Walton

Tony Walton
Born
Anthony John Walton

(1934-10-24)24 October 1934
Walton-on-Thames, England
Died2 March 2022(2022-03-02) (aged 87)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityBritish
EducationRadley College
Slade School of Fine Art
Occupations
Years active1957–2007
Spouses
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    (m. 1959; div. 1968)​
  • Gen LeRoy
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    (m. 1991)​
ChildrenEmma Walton Hamilton

Anthony John Walton (24 October 1934 – 2 March 2022) was a British costume designer and set designer.[1] He won three Tony Awards, an Academy Award, and a Emmy Award. He received three Tony Awards for Pippin (1973), House of Blue Leaves (1986), and Guys and Dolls (1992). For his work in movies, he won an Academy Award for Best Production Design, for All That Jazz (1979), and nominations for Mary Poppins (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), and The Wiz (1978).[2] For his work in television, he won an Primetime Emmy Award, for Death of a Salesman (1985).[3]

  1. ^ Liebenson, Bess (29 December 1991). "Spinning Visual Style From Writers' Words". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ Hayward, Anthony (7 March 2022). "Tony Walton obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ Sandomir, Richard (5 March 2022). "Tony Walton, Award-Winning Stage and Screen Designer, Dies at 87". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 March 2022.