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Gwen Wakeling

Known for: Costume & Make-Up

Biography: 1901-03-03

Deathday: 1982-06-16 (81 years old)

Biography

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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.

Filmography

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Costume Design

Gwen Wakeling

Biography

Filmography

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Movies 101

Frankie and Johnny (1966)

Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961)

From the Earth to the Moon (1958)

The River's Edge (1957)

Johnny Concho (1956)

Great Day in the Morning (1956)

Blood Alley (1955)

Escape to Burma (1955)

Track of the Cat (1954)

Silver Lode (1954)

The High and the Mighty (1954)

Samson and Delilah (1949)

Unconquered (1947)

Cover Girl (1944)

To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)

Tales of Manhattan (1942)

Moontide (1942)

This Above All (1942)

Song of the Islands (1942)

Roxie Hart (1942)

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)

Rise and Shine (1941)

Swamp Water (1941)

I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

Week-End in Havana (1941)

A Man Betrayed (1941)

Brigham Young (1940)

Young People (1940)

Johnny Apollo (1940)

Star Dust (1940)

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

The Blue Bird (1940)

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

The Rains Came (1939)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

Hotel for Women (1939)

Susannah of the Mounties (1939)

The Gorilla (1939)

The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

The Little Princess (1939)

Tail Spin (1939)

Kentucky (1938)

Submarine Patrol (1938)

Just Around the Corner (1938)

Gateway (1938)

Little Miss Broadway (1938)

I'll Give a Million (1938)

Three Blind Mice (1938)

Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)

Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)

Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937)

Wake Up and Live (1937)

Wee Willie Winkie (1937)

Seventh Heaven (1937)

Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)

On the Avenue (1937)

Banjo on My Knee (1936)

White Hunter (1936)

Pigskin Parade (1936)

Ladies In Love (1936)

Ramona (1936)

The Road to Glory (1936)

Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Private Number (1936)

Half Angel (1936)

Under Two Flags (1936)

The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

It Had to Happen (1936)

King of Burlesque (1936)

The Littlest Rebel (1935)

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935)

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)

Known For
Costume & Make-Up

Gender
Female

Birthday
1901-03-03

Deathday
1982-06-16 (81 years old)

Birth Place
Detroit, Michigan, USA

Religion
Baháʼí Faith

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color