biography
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| female
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| lived:
| (1907–81)
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| biography:
| Costume designer, born in Los Angeles, California, USA. Educated at the University of California, Los Angeles and Stanford University, she taught languages and art before joining Paramount studios during the 1930s. She was head designer there until 1967, when she moved to Universal. As Hollywood's best-known designer, she worked on many films, including She Done Him Wrong (1933), All About Eve (1948), A Place in the Sun (1951), The Ten Commandments (1956), The Sting (1973), and The Big Fix (1978). She received eight Academy Awards for her costumes. |
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