Gwen Wakeling
female
Born on March 03, 1901 (124 years old)
Passed Away on June 16, 1982
From Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known for Costume & Make-Up
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Costume designer Gwen Wakeling (birth name Gwen Sewell, March 3, 1901, Detroit, Michigan – June 16, 1982, Los Angeles, California) was a personal favourite of Cecil B. DeMille. Indeed her first film was his 1927 epic "The King of Kings", and she earned an Academy Award for her work on his version of "Samson and Delilah" in 1950. In a career spanning over 140 films, she also worked for director John Ford on such films as "The Prisoner of Shark Island" (1936), "Drums Along the Mohawk" (1939), "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940) and "How Green Was My Valley" (1941), and provided the costumes for most of the Shirley Temple films, such as Little Miss Broadway, in the 1930s. One of her last assignments was creating Barbara Eden's "Jeannie" costumes for I Dream Of Jeannie in 1965. Wakeling was a member of the Bahá'í Faith, and her husband, Henry J. Staudigl, set up an arts endowment in her memory at Bosch Bahá'í School in Santa Cruz to promote artistic endeavors and included a research and resource library.
Cast Credits
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Crew Credits
- 1966
- 1961
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1949
- 1947
- 1944
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940
- 1939
Tail Spin
as
Costume Design
1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as
Costume Design
1939
Susannah of the Mounties
as
Costume Design
1939
Hotel for Women
as
Costume Design
1939
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as
Costume Design
1939
The Rains Came
as
Costume Design
1939
The Gorilla
as
Costume Designer
1939
The Return of the Cisco Kid
as
Costume Design
1939
The Little Princess
as
Costume Design
1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
as
Costume Designer
1939
- 1938
Just Around the Corner
as
Costume Design
1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as
Costume Design
1938
I'll Give a Million
as
Costume Design
1938
Sally, Irene and Mary
as
Costume Design
1938
Three Blind Mice
as
Costume Design
1938
Little Miss Broadway
as
Costume Design
1938
Gateway
as
Costume Design
1938
Submarine Patrol
as
Costume Design
1938
Kentucky
as
Costume Design
1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as
Costume Design
1938
- 1937
- 1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as
Costume Designer
1936
Private Number
as
Costume Design
1936
It Had to Happen
as
Costume Design
1936
Under Two Flags
as
Costume Design
1936
Half Angel
as
Costume Design
1936
The Road to Glory
as
Costume Design
1936
Poor Little Rich Girl
as
Costume Design
1936
Ramona
as
Costume Design
1936
Pigskin Parade
as
Costume Design
1936
White Hunter
as
Costume Design
1936
Banjo on My Knee
as
Costume Design
1936
King of Burlesque
as
Costume Design
1936
Ladies in Love
as
Costume Designer
1936
Everybody's Old Man
as
Costume Design
1936
- 1935
- 1934
- 1933
- 1932
- 1931
- 1930
- 1929
