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Leah Rhodes (July 21, 1902, Port Arthur, Texas – October 17, 1986) was an American costume designer.
Rhodes was born Leah Margaret Montgomery in Port Arthur, Texas. As a young woman, Rhodes worked as a sign painted and window designer in Port Arthur and San Antonio. In 1921, she married auto mechanic Russel Spurgeon Rhodes. Five years later the couple moved to the San Fernando Valley where Russel managed a car dealership.
After moving to California, Rhodes began working as a buyer and shopper for Warner Brothers. Eventually, she became Orry-Kelly's chief assistant. When Orry-Kelly enlisted in the army, Rhodes took over Bette Davis's wardrobe for Old Acquaintances.
Rhodes gained more attention after working on The Big Sleep in 1946. This led to films like Key Largo (1948), Adventures of Don Juan (1949) (for which she won the Academy Award for Costume Design), White Heat (1949) and Strangers on a Train (1951). Her last film was the Howard Hawks Western Rio Lobo, in 1970.
Filmography
all 55
Movies 55
Rio Lobo (1970)
5 Card Stud (1968)
The Fox (1967)
Good Times (1967)
Tickle Me (1965)
Kings Go Forth (1958)
Forty Guns (1957)
The Lone Hand (1953)
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
April in Paris (1952)
The Winning Team (1952)
About Face (1952)
Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)
Room for One More (1952)
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
Come Fill the Cup (1951)
The Golden Horde (1951)
The Mark of the Renegade (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Only the Valiant (1951)
Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)
Three Secrets (1950)
The Breaking Point (1950)
Tea for Two (1950)
Bright Leaf (1950)
Caged (1950)
Chain Lightning (1950)
Backfire (1950)
White Heat (1949)
Colorado Territory (1949)
Night Unto Night (1949)
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
Two Guys from Texas (1948)
Key Largo (1948)
Wallflower (1948)
My Girl Tisa (1948)
The Voice of the Turtle (1947)
Stallion Road (1947)
Never Say Goodbye (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
Janie Gets Married (1946)
Too Young to Know (1945)
Hotel Berlin (1945)
Roughly Speaking (1945)
Experiment Perilous (1944)
The Conspirators (1944)
Crime by Night (1944)
Janie (1944)
Between Two Worlds (1944)
Northern Pursuit (1943)
Find the Blackmailer (1943)
The Smiling Ghost (1941)
Old Hickory (1939)
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Known ForCostume & Make-Up
GenderFemale
Birthday1902-07-21
Deathday1986-10-17 (84 years old)
Birth PlacePort Arthur, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
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