Tony Walton, the famed British costume designer, set/scenic designer, and cinematographer who won an Oscar for All That Jazz as well as Tony Awards for Pippin, The House of Blue Leaves, and a revival of Guys and Dolls, has died.

According to reports, Hamilton, his biological daughter confirmed her father’s death, stating that he died Wednesday(March 2, 2022) evening in his Upper West Side residence in New York City as a result of repercussions from a stroke.
He was 87 years old.

Tony, Emmy, and Academy Awards have all been showered on Walton during the course of his career.

Tony Awards were bestowed upon him for his performances in the musicals Pippin (1973) and Guys and Dolls (1992), as well as the play House of Blue Leaves (1986).

In 1991, he was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame, and in 2012, he got a lifetime achievement award from the Art Directors Guild.

Tony Walton funeral, burial service, pictures, date, time, venue

Walton is left by his wife, Gen LeRoy, a daughter and a stepdaughter, and five grandkids.

Family representatives of the deceased are yet to publish a statement about their beloved’s funeral and burial arrangements.

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