Occupation Producer Siblings William Wyler Role Film producer | Name Robert Wyler Years active 1923–1961 | |
Born September 25, 1900 ( 1900-09-25 ) Mulhausen, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire Spouse Cathy O'Donnell (m. 1948–1970) Movies Detective Story, Friendly Persuasion, It Happened in Paris, Murder Goes to College Parents Leopold Wyler, Melanie Wyler Similar People William Wyler, Cathy O'Donnell, Sidney Kingsley, Philip Yordan, Jessamyn West | ||
Robert Wyler - Producer
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.
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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. He found success in the late 1940s and 1950s, however, when the film he associate-produced in 1949 – his brother's adaptation of The Heiress – was nominated for Best Film at the Academy Awards and won its star, Olivia de Havilland, her second Oscar.
Wyler himself was nominated for the screenplay for Detective Story in 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).
Wyler was married to actress Cathy O'Donnell from 1948 until her death in 1970.
Robert Wyler died on January 17, 1971.