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'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.

Known For

The Grapes of Wrath
How Green Was My Valley
Samson and Delilah
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Little Princess
Birth Location Detroit, Michigan, USA
Born 1901-03-03
Died 1982-06-16
Gwen Wakeling hasn't appeared in any movies or TV shows

Movies

Frankie and Johnny Costume Design
1966
Most Dangerous Man Alive Wardrobe Designer
1961
1958
The River's Edge Costume Design
1957
Johnny Concho Costume Design
1956
Great Day in the Morning Costume Design
1956
Blood Alley Costume Design
1955
Escape to Burma Costume Design
1955
Track of the Cat Costume Design
1954
Silver Lode Wardrobe Designer
1954
The High and the Mighty Costume Design
1954
Samson and Delilah Costume Design
1949
Unconquered Costume Designer
1947
Cover Girl Costume Design
1944
To the Shores of Tripoli Costume Design
1942
Tales of Manhattan Costume Design
1942
Moontide Costume Design
1942
This Above All Costume Design
1942
Song of the Islands Costume Design
1942
Roxie Hart Costume Designer
1942
Rise and Shine Costume Design
1941
Swamp Water Costume Design
1941
I Wake Up Screaming Costume Design
1941
How Green Was My Valley Costume Design
1941
Week-End in Havana Costume Design
1941
A Man Betrayed Costume Design
1941
Brigham Young Costume Design
1940
Young People Costume Design
1940
Johnny Apollo Costume Design
1940
Star Dust Costume Design
1940
The Grapes of Wrath Costume Design
1940
The Blue Bird Costume Design
1940
Drums Along the Mohawk Costume Designer
1939
The Rains Came Costume Design
1939
1939
Hotel for Women Costume Design
1939
Susannah of the Mounties Costume Design
1939
The Gorilla Costume Designer
1939
1939
1939
The Little Princess Costume Design
1939
Tail Spin Costume Design
1939
Kentucky Costume Design
1938
Submarine Patrol Costume Design
1938
Just Around the Corner Costume Design
1938
Gateway Costume Design
1938
Little Miss Broadway Costume Design
1938
I'll Give a Million Costume Design
1938
Three Blind Mice Costume Design
1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band Costume Design
1938
1938
Sally, Irene and Mary Costume Design
1938
Wife, Doctor and Nurse Costume Design
1937
Wake Up and Live Costume Design
1937
Wee Willie Winkie Costume Design
1937
Seventh Heaven Costume Design
1937
Nancy Steele Is Missing! Costume Design
1937
On the Avenue Costume Design
1937
Banjo on My Knee Costume Design
1936
White Hunter Costume Design
1936
Pigskin Parade Costume Design
1936
Ladies In Love Costume Designer
1936
Ramona Costume Design
1936
The Road to Glory Costume Design
1936
Poor Little Rich Girl Costume Design
1936
Private Number Costume Design
1936
Half Angel Costume Design
1936
Under Two Flags Costume Design
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island Costume Designer
1936
It Had to Happen Costume Design
1936
King of Burlesque Costume Design
1936
The Littlest Rebel Costume Design
1935
1934
The Affairs of Cellini Costume Design
1934
1934
Born to Be Bad Costume Design
1934
The Last Gentleman Costume Design
1934
Looking for Trouble Costume Design
1934
Gallant Lady Costume Design
1933
Advice to the Lovelorn Costume Design
1933
Lady with a Past Costume Design
1932
A Woman Commands Costume Design
1932
Panama Flo Costume Design
1932
The Big Shot Costume Design
1931
Suicide Fleet Costume Design
1931
Freighters of Destiny Costume Supervisor
1931
The Tip-Off Costume Design
1931
Devotion Costume Design
1931
The Big Gamble Costume Design
1931
Born to Love Costume Design
1931
Beyond Victory Costume Design
1931
The Painted Desert Costume Design
1931
Sin Takes a Holiday Costume Design
1930
Her Man Costume Designer
1930
Holiday Costume Design
1930
Swing High Costume Design
1930
The Racketeer Costume Design
1929
Her Private Affair Costume Design
1929
Paris Bound Costume Design
1929