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Gwen Wakeling
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Born March 3, 1901Died June 16, 1982 (81 years)
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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.
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.
Gwen Wakeling Filmography
| 1966 | Frankie and Johnny · as Costume Design |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 1961 | Most Dangerous Man Alive · as Wardrobe Designer |
| 1958 | From the Earth to the Moon · as Costume Design |
| 1958 | Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) · as Costume Designer |
| 1957 | The River's Edge · as Costume Design |
| 1956 | Johnny Concho · as Costume Design |
| 1956 | Great Day in the Morning · as Costume Design |
| 1955 | Blood Alley · as Costume Design |
| 1955 | Tennessee's Partner · as Costume Designer |
| 1955 | Escape to Burma · as Costume Design |
| 1954 | Track of the Cat · as Costume Design |
| 1954 | Cattle Queen of Montana · as Costume Designer |
| 1954 | Silver Lode · as Wardrobe Designer |
| 1954 | The High and the Mighty · as Costume Design |
| 1953 | Plunder of the Sun · as Costume Designer |
| 1951 | Valentino · as Costume Designer |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah · as Costume Design |
| 1947 | Unconquered · as Costume Designer |
| 1944 | Cover Girl · as Costume Design |
| 1942 | My Gal Sal · as Costume Designer |
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan · as Costume Design |
| 1942 | To the Shores of Tripoli · as Costume Design |
| 1942 | Moontide · as Costume Design |
| 1942 | Roxie Hart · as Costume Designer |
| 1942 | This Above All · as Costume Design |
| 1942 | Rings on Her Fingers · as Costume Designer |
| 1942 | Song of the Islands · as Costume Design |
| 1942 | Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake · as Costume Design |
| 1941 | Remember the Day · as Costume Designer |
| 1941 | Confirm or Deny · as Costume Designer |
| 1941 | Rise and Shine · as Costume Design |
| 1941 | Swamp Water · as Costume Design |
| 1941 | I Wake Up Screaming · as Costume Design |
| 1941 | How Green Was My Valley · as Costume Design |
| 1941 | Week-End in Havana · as Costume Design |
| 1941 | A Man Betrayed · as Costume Design |
| 1940 | Brigham Young · as Costume Design |
| 1940 | Young People · as Costume Design |
| 1940 | Johnny Apollo · as Costume Design |
| 1940 | Star Dust · as Costume Design |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath · as Costume Design |
| 1940 | He Married His Wife · as Costume Designer |
| 1940 | The Blue Bird · as Costume Design |
| 1939 | Drums Along the Mohawk · as Costume Designer |
| 1939 | The Rains Came · as Costume Design |
| 1939 | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes · as Costume Design |
| 1939 | Hotel for Women · as Costume Design |
| 1939 | Susannah of the Mounties · as Costume Design |
| 1939 | The Gorilla · as Costume Designer |
| 1939 | The Return of the Cisco Kid · as Costume Design |
| 1939 | The Hound of the Baskervilles · as Costume Design |
| 1939 | The Little Princess · as Costume Design |
| 1939 | Tail Spin · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | Kentucky · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | Thanks for Everything · as Costume Designer |
| 1938 | Submarine Patrol · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | Just Around the Corner · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | Straight Place and Show · as Costume Designer |
| 1938 | Alexander's Ragtime Band · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | Gateway · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | Little Miss Broadway · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | I'll Give a Million · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | Three Blind Mice · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | Kidnapped · as Costume Designer |
| 1938 | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | Sally, Irene and Mary · as Costume Design |
| 1938 | The Baroness and the Butler · as Costume Designer |
| 1937 | Second Honeymoon · as Costume Designer |
| 1937 | Ali Baba Goes to Town · as Costume Designer |
| 1937 | Heidi · as Costume Designer |
| 1937 | Danger - Love at Work · as Costume Designer |
| 1937 | Wife, Doctor and Nurse · as Costume Design |
| 1937 | Love Under Fire · as Costume Designer |
| 1937 | Wee Willie Winkie · as Costume Design |
| 1937 | Wake Up and Live · as Costume Design |
| 1937 | Seventh Heaven · as Costume Design |
| 1937 | Nancy Steele Is Missing! · as Costume Design |
| 1937 | On the Avenue · as Costume Design |
| 1936 | Banjo on My Knee · as Costume Design |
| 1936 | Pigskin Parade · as Costume Design |
| 1936 | Dimples · as Costume Designer |
| 1936 | Ladies in Love · as Costume Designer |
| 1936 | Ramona · as Costume Design |
| 1936 | The Road to Glory · as Costume Design |
| 1936 | Girls' Dormitory · as Costume Designer |
| 1936 | Poor Little Rich Girl · as Costume Design |
| 1936 | Private Number · as Costume Design |
| 1936 | Under Two Flags · as Costume Design |
| 1936 | Captain January · as Costume Designer |
| 1936 | The Country Doctor · as Costume Designer |
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island · as Costume Designer |
| 1936 | It Had to Happen · as Costume Design |
| 1936 | King of Burlesque · as Costume Design |
| 1935 | The Littlest Rebel · as Costume Design |
| 1935 | The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo · as Costume Design |
| 1934 | Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round · as Costume Design |
| 1934 | The Count of Monte Cristo · as Costume Designer |
| 1934 | The Affairs of Cellini · as Costume Design |
| 1934 | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back · as Costume Design |
| 1934 | Born to Be Bad · as Costume Design |
| 1934 | The Last Gentleman · as Costume Design |
| 1934 | The House of Rothschild · as Costume Designer |
| 1934 | Looking for Trouble · as Costume Design |
| 1934 | Moulin Rouge · as Costume Designer |
| 1933 | Gallant Lady · as Costume Design |
| 1933 | Advice to the Forlorn · as Costume Design |
| 1933 | Broadway Thru a Keyhole · as Costume Designer |
| 1932 | Carnival Boat · as Costume Design |
| 1932 | Lady with a Past · as Costume Design |
| 1932 | A Woman Commands · as Costume Design |
| 1932 | Panama Flo · as Costume Design |
| 1931 | The Big Shot · as Costume Design |
| 1931 | Prestige · as Costume Designer |
| 1931 | Suicide Fleet · as Costume Designer |
| 1931 | Bad Company · as Costume Designer |
| 1931 | Freighters of Destiny · as Costume Supervisor |
| 1931 | The Tip-Off · as Costume Design |
| 1931 | Devotion · as Costume Design |
| 1931 | Rebound · as Costume Designer |
| 1931 | The Big Gamble · as Costume Design |
| 1931 | Born to Love · as Costume Design |
| 1931 | Beyond Victory · as Costume Design |
| 1931 | The Painted Desert · as Costume Design |
| 1931 | Lonely Wives · as Costume Designer |
| 1930 | Sin Takes a Holiday · as Costume Design |
| 1930 | Her Man · as Costume Designer |
| 1930 | Holiday · as Costume Design |
| 1930 | Swing High · as Costume Design |
| 1930 | Officer O'Brien · as Costume Designer |
| 1929 | His First Command · as Costume Designer |
| 1929 | The Racketeer · as Costume Design |
| 1929 | Her Private Affair · as Costume Design |
| 1929 | Paris Bound · as Costume Design |
| 1929 | Alibi · as Costume Designer |
| 1927 | The King of Kings · as Costume Designer |
| 1927 | The Girl in the Pullman · as Costume Designer |