Robert Wyler
Robert Wyler
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Production
Known Credits
20
Gender
Male
Birthday
1900-09-25 (125 years old)
Place of Birth
Not available
Crew

1966

How to Steal a Million Production Assistant

1961

The Children's Hour Associate Producer

1958

The Big Country Adaptation

1958

The Big Country Associate Producer

1956

Friendly Persuasion Associate Producer

1955

The Desperate Hours Associate Producer

1953

Roman Holiday Associate Producer

1951

Detective Story Screenplay

1951

Detective Story Associate Producer

1949

The Heiress Associate Producer

1946

The Gentleman Misbehaves Screenplay

1937

Sophie Lang Goes West Screenplay

1937

Murder Goes to College Screenplay

1936

Dodsworth Additional Writing

1935

It Happened in Paris Director

1932

The Wonderful Day Director

1923

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Assistant Director