Walter Plunkett

Walter Plunkett (June 5, 1902 – March 8, 1982) was a prolific costume designer who worked on more than 150 projects throughout his career in the Hollywood film industry. Plunkett's first credited work as a costume designer was the 1927 film Hard-Boiled Haggerty. At RKO, he developed a huge costume and wardrobe department that became a major studio asset. Given free rein, he set about creating costumes that rivaled the work of his contemporaries, such as Travis Banton and Adrian. Plunkett's best-known work is featured in two films, Gone with the Wind (1939) and Singin' in the Rain (1952), in which he lampooned his initial style of the Roaring Twenties. In 1951, Plunkett shared an Oscar with Orry-Kelly and Irene Sharaff for An American in Paris.

Known For

Gone with the Wind
Singin' in the Rain
King Kong
Stagecoach
Forbidden Planet
An American in Paris
Birth Location Oakland, California, USA
Born 1902-06-04
Died 1982-03-08

Movies

Movies

7 Women Costume Design
1966
Marriage on the Rocks Costume Design
1965
How the West Was Won Costume Design
1962
Two Weeks in Another Town Costume Design
1962
Pocketful of Miracles Costume Design
1961
Cimarron Costume Design
1960
Bells Are Ringing Costume Design
1960
Pollyanna Costume Designer
1960
Home from the Hill Costume Design
1960
Some Came Running Costume Design
1958
The Sheepman Costume Design
1958
The Brothers Karamazov Costume Design
1958
Raintree County Costume Design
1957
Gun Glory Costume Design
1957
The Wings of Eagles Wardrobe Master
1957
Lust for Life Costume Designer
1956
The Fastest Gun Alive Costume Design
1956
Tribute to a Bad Man Costume Design
1956
Forbidden Planet Costume Design
1956
Diane Costume Design
1956
The King's Thief Costume Design
1955
The Scarlet Coat Costume Design
1955
Moonfleet Costume Design
1955
The Glass Slipper Costume Design
1955
Jupiter's Darling Costume Designer
1955
Many Rivers to Cross Costume Design
1955
Deep in My Heart Costume Design
1954
Athena Costume Design
1954
1954
Valley of the Kings Costume Design
1954
Kiss Me Kate Costume Design
1953
1953
The Actress Costume Design
1953
Young Bess Costume Design
1953
Million Dollar Mermaid Costume Design
1952
Plymouth Adventure Costume Design
1952
The Prisoner of Zenda Costume Design
1952
Carbine Williams Costume Design
1952
Singin' in the Rain Costume Design
1952
Westward the Women Costume Design
1951
The Man with a Cloak Costume Design
1951
An American in Paris Costume Design
1951
The Law and the Lady Costume Design
1951
Show Boat Costume Design
1951
Kind Lady Wardrobe Designer
1951
Soldiers Three Costume Design
1951
Mr. Imperium Costume Design
1951
Payment on Demand Costume Design
1951
The Magnificent Yankee Costume Design
1950
Two Weeks with Love Costume Design
1950
King Solomon's Mines Costume Design
1950
Summer Stock Costume Design
1950
The Toast of New Orleans Costume Design
1950
The Happy Years Costume Design
1950
Father of the Bride Costume Design
1950
Annie Get Your Gun Costume Design
1950
Stars in My Crown Costume Design
1950
Black Hand Costume Design
1950
The Outriders Costume Design
1950
Adam's Rib Costume Design
1949
That Forsyte Woman Costume Design
1949
Madame Bovary Costume Designer
1949
The Secret Garden Costume Design
1949
Little Women Costume Design
1949
The Kissing Bandit Costume Designer
1948
The Three Musketeers Costume Design
1948
Summer Holiday Costume Design
1948
Song of Love Costume Design
1947
The Sea of Grass Costume Design
1947
Green Dolphin Street Costume Design
1947
Duel in the Sun Costume Design
1946
Along Came Jones Costume Design
1945
A Song to Remember Costume Design
1945
Knickerbocker Holiday Costume Design
1944
In Old Oklahoma Costume Designer
1943
Forever and a Day Costume Design
1943
Lady for a Night Costume Design
1942
The Corsican Brothers Costume Design
1941
Lydia Costume Design
1941
Ladies in Retirement Costume Design
1941
Vigil in the Night Costume Design
1940
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Costume Designer
1939
Gone with the Wind Costume Design
1939
Stagecoach Costume Design
1939
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Costume Designer
1938
Nothing Sacred Costume Design
1937
The Woman I Love Costume Design
1937
The Soldier and the Lady Costume Design
1937
Quality Street Costume Design
1937
The Plough and the Stars Costume Design
1936
A Woman Rebels Costume Design
1936
Mary of Scotland Costume Design
1936
Chatterbox Costume Designer
1936
Another Face Costume Design
1935
To Beat the Band Costume Design
1935
Annie Oakley Costume Design
1935
The Three Musketeers Costume Design
1935
The Rainmakers Costume Design
1935
His Family Tree Costume Design
1935
The Return Of Peter Grimm Costume Design
1935
Alice Adams Costume Design
1935
Hot Tip Costume Design
1935
Jalna Costume Design
1935
The Arizonian Costume Design
1935
Village Tale Costume Design
1935
Hooray for Love Costume Design
1935
The Informer Costume Design
1935
Chasing Yesterday Costume Design
1935
Captain Hurricane Costume Design
1935
Enchanted April Costume Design
1935
Romance in Manhattan Costume Design
1935
The Little Minister Costume Design
1934
West of the Pecos Costume Design
1934
The Silver Streak Costume Design
1934
Lightning Strikes Twice Costume Design
1934
Dangerous Corner Costume Design
1934
Anne of Green Gables Costume Design
1934
By Your Leave Costume Design
1934
Woman in the Dark Costume Design
1934
Kentucky Kernels Costume Design
1934
Wednesday's Child Costume Design
1934
The Gay Divorcee Costume Design
1934
Gridiron Flash Costume Design
1934
1934
The Age of Innocence Costume Design
1934
Down to Their Last Yacht Costume Design
1934
The Fountain Costume Design
1934
Their Big Moment Costume Design
1934
His Greatest Gamble Costume Design
1934
Bachelor Bait Costume Design
1934
Hat, Coat and Glove Costume Design
1934
Of Human Bondage Costume Designer
1934
We're Rich Again Costume Design
1934
Let's Try Again Costume Design
1934
Cockeyed Cavaliers Costume Design
1934
Murder on the Blackboard Costume Design
1934
1934
Stingaree Costume Design
1934
Where Sinners Meet Costume Design
1934
Strictly Dynamite Costume Design
1934
Finishing School Costume Design
1934
Sing and Like it Costume Design
1934
This Man Is Mine Costume Design
1934
Success at Any Price Costume Design
1934
The Crime Doctor Costume Designer
1934
Spitfire Costume Design
1934
Keep 'Em Rolling Costume Design
1934
Hips, Hips, Hooray! Costume Design
1934
Long Lost Father Costume Design
1934
Man of Two Worlds Costume Design
1934
The Meanest Gal in Town Costume Design
1934
The Son of Kong Costume Design
1933
Flying Down to Rio Costume Design
1933
Little Women Costume Design
1933
The Right To Romance Costume Design
1933
Chance at Heaven Costume Design
1933
Ace of Aces Costume Design
1933
1933
Ann Vickers Costume Design
1933
Morning Glory Costume Design
1933
Blind Adventure Costume Design
1933
No Marriage Ties Costume Design
1933
Double Harness Costume Design
1933
Emergency Call Costume Design
1933
Melody Cruise Costume Design
1933
Tomorrow at Seven Costume Design
1933
Cross Fire Costume Design
1933
The Silver Cord Costume Design
1933
Sweepings Costume Design
1933
King Kong Costume Design
1933
Scarlet River Costume Design
1933
Christopher Strong Costume Design
1933
The Great Jasper Costume Design
1933
Lucky Devils Costume Design
1933
The Past of Mary Holmes Costume Design
1933
The Animal Kingdom Costume Design
1932
Night After Night Costume Design
1932
The Phantom of Crestwood Costume Design
1932
The Most Dangerous Game Costume Design
1932
Dixiana Costume Design
1930
Seven Keys to Baldpate Costume Design
1929
The Vagabond Lover Costume Design
1929
Tanned Legs Costume Design
1929
Night Parade Costume Design
1929
Half Marriage Costume Design
1929
The Delightful Rogue Costume Design
1929
Rio Rita Costume Design
1929
The Very Idea Costume Design
1929
Love In The Desert Costume Design
1929
Legionnaires in Paris Costume Design
1927
A Regular Scout Costume Design
1926