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Gwen Wakeling

Gwen Wakeling

Known For Costume & Make-Up
Birthday Mar 03, 1901
Died Jun 16, 1982 (81)
Birthplace Detroit, Michigan, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Acade ... my 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.

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Filmography

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Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny

1966

Costume Design

Most Dangerous Man Alive

Most Dangerous Man Alive

1961

Wardrobe Designer

From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon

1958

Costume Design

The River's Edge

The River's Edge

1957

Costume Design

Great Day in the Morning

Great Day in the Morning

1956

Costume Design

Johnny Concho

Johnny Concho

1956

Costume Design

Blood Alley

Blood Alley

1955

Costume Design

Escape to Burma

Escape to Burma

1955

Costume Design

The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954

Costume Design

Silver Lode

Silver Lode

1954

Wardrobe Designer

Track of the Cat

Track of the Cat

1954

Costume Design

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949

Costume Design

Unconquered

Unconquered

1947

Costume Designer

Cover Girl

Cover Girl

1944

Costume Design

Song of the Islands

Song of the Islands

1942

Costume Design

Roxie Hart

Roxie Hart

1942

Costume Designer

Moontide

Moontide

1942

Costumer, Costume Design

To the Shores of Tripoli

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942

Costume Design

Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

1942

Costume Design

This Above All

This Above All

1942

Costume Design

Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine

1941

Costume Design

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

1941

Costume Design

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

1941

Costume Design

Swamp Water

Swamp Water

1941

Costume Design

Week-End in Havana

Week-End in Havana

1941

Costume Design

A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

1941

Costume Design

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Costume Design

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

Costume Design

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

1940

Costume Design

Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo

1940

Costume Design

Young People

Young People

1940

Costume Design

Star Dust

Star Dust

1940

Costume Design

Susannah of the Mounties

Susannah of the Mounties

1939

Costume Design

The Return of the Cisco Kid

The Return of the Cisco Kid

1939

Costume Design

The Little Princess

The Little Princess

1939

Costume Design

Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

Costume Designer

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939

Costume Design

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939

Costume Design

Hotel for Women

Hotel for Women

1939

Costume Design

The Gorilla

The Gorilla

1939

Costume Designer

Tail Spin

Tail Spin

1939

Costume Design

The Rains Came

The Rains Came

1939

Costume Design

I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million

1938

Costume Design

Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938

Costume Design

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938

Costume Design

Gateway

Gateway

1938

Costume Design

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938

Costume Design

Kentucky

Kentucky

1938

Costume Design

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1938

Costume Design

Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

1938

Costume Design

Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol

1938

Costume Design

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

1938

Costume Design

On the Avenue

On the Avenue

1937

Costume Design

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

Nancy Steele Is Missing!

1937

Costume Design

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937

Costume Design

Wake Up and Live

Wake Up and Live

1937

Costume Design

Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie

1937

Costume Design

Seventh Heaven

Seventh Heaven

1937

Costume Design

Half Angel

Half Angel

1936

Costume Design

King of Burlesque

King of Burlesque

1936

Costume Design

Banjo on My Knee

Banjo on My Knee

1936

Costume Design

Ramona

Ramona

1936

Costume Design

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

Costume Designer

The Road to Glory

The Road to Glory

1936

Costume Design

It Had to Happen

It Had to Happen

1936

Costume Design

Pigskin Parade

Pigskin Parade

1936

Costume Design

Ladies In Love

Ladies In Love

1936

Costume Designer

White Hunter

White Hunter

1936

Costume Design

Private Number

Private Number

1936

Costume Design

Poor Little Rich Girl

Poor Little Rich Girl

1936

Costume Design

Under Two Flags

Under Two Flags

1936

Costume Design

The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel

1935

Costume Design

Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad

1934

Costume Design

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

1934

Costume Design

Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble

1934

Costume Design

The Last Gentleman

The Last Gentleman

1934

Costume Design

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

1934

Costume Design

The Affairs of Cellini

The Affairs of Cellini

1934

Costume Design

Advice to the Lovelorn

Advice to the Lovelorn

1933

Costume Design

Gallant Lady

Gallant Lady

1933

Costume Design

Panama Flo

Panama Flo

1932

Costume Design

A Woman Commands

A Woman Commands

1932

Costume Design

Lady with a Past

Lady with a Past

1932

Costume Design

Beyond Victory

Beyond Victory

1931

Costume Design

Devotion

Devotion

1931

Costume Design

Born to Love

Born to Love

1931

Costume Design

The Big Shot

The Big Shot

1931

Costume Design

The Tip-Off

The Tip-Off

1931

Costume Design

Freighters of Destiny

Freighters of Destiny

1931

Costume Supervisor

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

1931

Costume Design

The Painted Desert

The Painted Desert

1931

Costume Design

Holiday

Holiday

1930

Costume Design

Sin Takes a Holiday

Sin Takes a Holiday

1930

Costume Design

Swing High

Swing High

1930

Costume Design

Her Man

Her Man

1930

Costume Designer

Her Private Affair

Her Private Affair

1929

Costume Design

Paris Bound

Paris Bound

1929

Costume Design

The Racketeer

The Racketeer

1929

Costume Design

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