Tony Walton(1934-2022)

Has won three Tony Awards as Best Scenic Designer: in 1973 for "Pippin;" in 1986 for "The House of Blue Leaves;" and in 1992 for "Guys and Dolls." He has also been Tony-nominated 13 other times: as Best Costume Designer, in 1967 for "The Apple Tree;" and in 1988 for "Anything Goes;" and as Best Scenic Designer, in 1976 for "Chicago;" in 1980 for "A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine;" in 1984 for "The Real Thing;" in 1987 for "The Front Page;" in 1988 for "Anything Goes;" in 1989 for "Lend Me a Tenor;" in 1990 for "Grand Hotel, The Musical;" in 1991 for "The Will Rogers Follies;" in 1994 for "She Loves Me;" in 1997 for "Steel Pier;" and in 2000 for a revival of "Uncle Vanya."

[on turning down "Star Wars"]: George Lucas asked me to do it, and I said, "I'm not really very interested in futuristic things"; I added that, if all these high-tech wonders were rusting and falling to bits, I'd find that, in some way, appealing enough to get on board - and, cheeky bugger, he actually ended up using that idea.