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Edward Stevenson (costume designer)

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Other names
  
Edward M. Stevenson

Role
  
Costume designer

Name
  
Edward Stevenson


Years active
  
1924-1968

Occupation
  
Costume Designer

Education
  
Hollywood High School



Full Name
  
Edward Manson Stevenson

Born
  
May 13, 1906 (
1906-05-13
)
Pocatello, Idaho, USA

Died
  
December 2, 1968, Los Angeles, California, United States

Siblings
  
Thomas Harper Uhland, Frank A. Uhland

Parents
  
Andrew B. Stevenson, Jeannie Dolly Uhland Stevenson

Awards
  
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Similar People
  
Edith Head, Charles LeMaire, Russell Metty, Van Nest Polglase, Melvin Frank

Edward Stevenson (May 13, 1906 – December 2, 1968) was an American costume designer. He had over two hundred film and television credits, including Citizen Kane (1941) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946), both frequently cited as being among the greatest films of all time. He also won an Academy Award.

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Oscar Nominations

All 3 were for Best Costumes.

  • 24th Academy Awards-Nominated for The Mudlark (in Black and White Costumes). Nomination shared with Margaret Furse. Lost to A Place in the Sun.
  • 24th Academy Awards-Nominated for David and Bathsheba. This was for color costumes. Nomination shared with Charles LeMaire. Lost to An American in Paris.
  • 33rd Academy Awards-The Facts of Life. This was for black and white costumes. Shared with Edith Head. Won.

    • Personal life

    He was friends with actress Lucille Ball who he designed her costumes for 18 years. He has drawings of his costumes on display at Eli M. Oboler Library.

    References

    Edward Stevenson (costume designer) Wikipedia
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