Gwen Wakeling
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'à Faith, and her husband, Henry J. Staudigl, set up an arts endowment in her memory at Bosch Bahá'à School in Santa Cruz to promote artistic endeavors and included a research and resource library.
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Costume & Make-UpBirthday
March 3, 1901Deathday
June 16, 1982Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
101Place of birth
Detroit, Michigan, USACrew credits
The Grapes of Wrath
Costume DesignJust Around the Corner
Costume DesignRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Costume DesignDevotion
Costume DesignThe Affairs of Cellini
Costume DesignPrivate Number
Costume DesignParis Bound
Costume DesignThe Painted Desert
Costume DesignBeyond Victory
Costume DesignSin Takes a Holiday
Costume DesignI'll Give a Million
Costume DesignGallant Lady
Costume DesignThe Last Gentleman
Costume DesignBulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Costume DesignAdvice to the Lovelorn
Costume DesignThe Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
Costume DesignHalf Angel
Costume DesignIt Had to Happen
Costume DesignUnder Two Flags
Costume DesignLooking for Trouble
Costume DesignWhite Hunter
Costume Design