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Marjorie Best

Marjorie Best

Known For Costume & Make-Up
Birthday Apr 10, 1903
Died Jun 14, 1997 (94)
Birthplace Jacksonville, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.0 (history)
Updated Apr 13, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marjorie Best (10 April 1903 – 14 June 1997) was an American Hollywood costume designer known for her period designs. Best was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and studied at the Chouinard Art Institute. She taught school briefly before going to work for the Wes ... tern Costume Company in 1926. She later moved to United Costumers. When that company was purchased by Warner Bros. in 1936, she was given a position in the studio's wardrobe department. Her first film as a costume designer was Silver River (1948). She earned an Academy Award for costume design in 1949 for her collaboration on the Errol Flynn film Adventures of Don Juan. She was nominated in 1956 for Giant, in 1960 for Sunrise at Campobello, and in 1965 for The Greatest Story Ever Told, the same year she retired. Best died on June 14, 1997 in Toluca Lake, California of a heart ailment.

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Spencer's Mountain

Spencer's Mountain

1963

Costume Design

State Fair

State Fair

1962

Costume Design

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

1962

Costume Design

The Comancheros

The Comancheros

1961

Costume Design

The Sins of Rachel Cade

The Sins of Rachel Cade

1961

Costume Design

Guns of the Timberland

Guns of the Timberland

1960

Costume Design

Sunrise at Campobello

Sunrise at Campobello

1960

Costume Design

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

1960

Costume Design

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

1960

Costume Design

The Hanging Tree

The Hanging Tree

1959

Costume Design

Yellowstone Kelly

Yellowstone Kelly

1959

Costume Design

The Miracle

The Miracle

1959

Costume Design

The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959

Costume Design

Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

1959

Costume Design

Born Reckless

Born Reckless

1958

Costume Design

The Left Handed Gun

The Left Handed Gun

1958

Costume Design

Fort Dobbs

Fort Dobbs

1958

Costume Design

Lafayette Escadrille

Lafayette Escadrille

1958

Costume Design

Band of Angels

Band of Angels

1957

Costume Design

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

1957

Costume Design

Giant

Giant

1956

Costume Design

The Burning Hills

The Burning Hills

1956

Costume Design

His Majesty O'Keefe

His Majesty O'Keefe

1954

Costume Design

The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

1954

Costume Design

King Richard and the Crusaders

King Richard and the Crusaders

1954

Costume Design

The Charge at Feather River

The Charge at Feather River

1953

Costume Design

Blowing Wild

Blowing Wild

1953

Wardrobe Supervisor

Carson City

Carson City

1952

Wardrobe Designer

Room for One More

Room for One More

1952

Costume Design

The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress

1952

Costume Design

The Crimson Pirate

The Crimson Pirate

1952

Costume Design

I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951

Costume Design

Fort Worth

Fort Worth

1951

Wardrobe Master, Wardrobe Designer

Distant Drums

Distant Drums

1951

Wardrobe Designer

Along the Great Divide

Along the Great Divide

1951

Wardrobe Designer

Raton Pass

Raton Pass

1951

Costume Design

The West Point Story

The West Point Story

1950

Wardrobe Designer

The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow

1950

Costume Design

The Great Jewel Robber

The Great Jewel Robber

1950

Costume Design

Bright Leaf

Bright Leaf

1950

Wardrobe Supervisor

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

1950

Costume Design

Montana

Montana

1950

Costume Design

Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain

1950

Costume Design

Look for the Silver Lining

Look for the Silver Lining

1949

Costume Design

Adventures of Don Juan

Adventures of Don Juan

1948

Wardrobe Supervisor, Costume Design

Life with Father

Life with Father

1947

Costume Design

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