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Gwen Wakeling

Costume & Make-Up

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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"…

Filmography

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Frankie and Johnny ★ 5.6 Frankie and Johnny 1966 Most Dangerous Man Alive ★ 5.4 Most Dangerous Man Alive 1961 From the Earth to the Moon ★ 5.3 From the Earth to the Moon 1958 The River's Edge ★ 6.1 The River's Edge 1957 Johnny Concho ★ 4.5 Johnny Concho 1956 Great Day in the Morning ★ 6.0 Great Day in the Morning 1956 Blood Alley ★ 5.9 Blood Alley 1955 Escape to Burma ★ 6.2 Escape to Burma 1955 Track of the Cat ★ 5.9 Track of the Cat 1954 The High and the Mighty ★ 5.9 The High and the Mighty 1954 Silver Lode ★ 6.2 Silver Lode 1954 Samson and Delilah ★ 6.6 Samson and Delilah 1949 Unconquered ★ 6.5 Unconquered 1947 Cover Girl ★ 6.4 Cover Girl 1944 To the Shores of Tripoli ★ 5.5 To the Shores of Tripoli 1942 Tales of Manhattan ★ 6.5 Tales of Manhattan 1942 Moontide ★ 6.4 Moontide 1942 This Above All ★ 6.8 This Above All 1942 Song of the Islands ★ 7.0 Song of the Islands 1942 Roxie Hart ★ 7.0 Roxie Hart 1942 Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake ★ 7.2 Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake 1942 Rise and Shine ★ 7.3 Rise and Shine 1941 Swamp Water ★ 6.3 Swamp Water 1941 I Wake Up Screaming ★ 6.9 I Wake Up Screaming 1941 How Green Was My Valley ★ 7.3 How Green Was My Valley 1941 Week-End in Havana ★ 7.0 Week-End in Havana 1941 A Man Betrayed ★ 5.6 A Man Betrayed 1941 Brigham Young ★ 4.6 Brigham Young 1940 Young People ★ 5.3 Young People 1940 Johnny Apollo ★ 6.9 Johnny Apollo 1940 Star Dust ★ 5.7 Star Dust 1940 The Grapes of Wrath ★ 7.8 The Grapes of Wrath 1940 The Blue Bird ★ 5.8 The Blue Bird 1940 Drums Along the Mohawk ★ 6.5 Drums Along the Mohawk 1939 The Rains Came ★ 6.0 The Rains Came 1939 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ★ 6.9 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1939 Hotel for Women ★ 7.5 Hotel for Women 1939 Susannah of the Mounties ★ 6.5 Susannah of the Mounties 1939 The Gorilla ★ 4.8 The Gorilla 1939 The Return of the Cisco Kid ★ 6.3 The Return of the Cisco Kid 1939 The Hound of the Baskervilles ★ 7.1 The Hound of the Baskervilles 1939 The Little Princess ★ 6.7 The Little Princess 1939 Tail Spin ★ 6.3 Tail Spin 1939 Kentucky ★ 6.1 Kentucky 1938 Submarine Patrol ★ 6.7 Submarine Patrol 1938 Just Around the Corner ★ 5.8 Just Around the Corner 1938 Gateway ★ 7.4 Gateway 1938 Little Miss Broadway ★ 6.5 Little Miss Broadway 1938 I'll Give a Million ★ 6.1 I'll Give a Million 1938 Three Blind Mice ★ 6.1 Three Blind Mice 1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band ★ 6.8 Alexander's Ragtime Band 1938 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ★ 6.9 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1938 Sally, Irene and Mary ★ 6.8 Sally, Irene and Mary 1938 Wife, Doctor and Nurse ★ 7.0 Wife, Doctor and Nurse 1937 Wake Up and Live ★ 6.2 Wake Up and Live 1937 Wee Willie Winkie ★ 6.6 Wee Willie Winkie 1937 Seventh Heaven ★ 6.4 Seventh Heaven 1937 Nancy Steele Is Missing! ★ 7.0 Nancy Steele Is Missing! 1937 On the Avenue ★ 7.2 On the Avenue 1937 Banjo on My Knee ★ 5.8 Banjo on My Knee 1936 White Hunter ★ 10.0 White Hunter 1936 Pigskin Parade ★ 6.2 Pigskin Parade 1936 Ladies in Love ★ 6.5 Ladies in Love 1936 Ramona ★ 5.8 Ramona 1936 The Road to Glory ★ 6.6 The Road to Glory 1936 Poor Little Rich Girl ★ 6.6 Poor Little Rich Girl 1936 Private Number ★ 6.7 Private Number 1936 Half Angel ★ 7.5 Half Angel 1936 Under Two Flags ★ 6.8 Under Two Flags 1936 Everybody's Old Man ★ 8.0 Everybody's Old Man 1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island ★ 6.9 The Prisoner of Shark Island 1936 It Had to Happen ★ 6.3 It Had to Happen 1936 King of Burlesque ★ 6.3 King of Burlesque 1936 The Littlest Rebel ★ 6.4 The Littlest Rebel 1935 The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo ★ 6.8 The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo 1935 Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round ★ 4.6 Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round 1934 The Affairs of Cellini ★ 5.2 The Affairs of Cellini 1934 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back ★ 5.6 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back 1934 Born to Be Bad ★ 5.8 Born to Be Bad 1934 The Last Gentleman ★ 5.0 The Last Gentleman 1934