Ward Preston

{{Short description|American production designer and art director}}

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| name = Ward Preston

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| birth_name = William Ward Preston

| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|04|20|}}

| birth_place = Torrance, California, US

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|01|17|1932|04|20|}}

| death_place = West Hills, California, US

| occupation = {{hlist | Production designer | art director}}

| years_active = 1966–1997

| credits = The Towering Inferno (1974)

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William Ward Preston (April 20, 1932 – January 17, 2016)[http://oscar.go.com/photos/2016/oscars-2016-in-memoriam-photos/william_ward_preston_designers_branch Ward Preston at Oscars In Memoriam] 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975 |title=The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 2, 2011|work=oscars.org}}