Edward Stevenson (costume designer)

Edward Stevenson
Born	Edward Manson Stevenson (1906-05-13)May 13, 1906 Pocatello, Idaho, USA
Died	December 2, 1968(1968-12-02) (aged 62) Los Angeles, California, USA
Other names	Edward M. Stevenson
Occupation	Costume Designer
Years active	1924-1968

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 (1942) 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.

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.^[1]
33rd Academy Awards-The Facts of Life. This was for black and white costumes. Shared with Edith Head. Won.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

↑ "The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
↑ "The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
↑ "The Edward Stevenson Collection". Idaho State University. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

External links

Edward Stevenson at the Internet Movie Database

Academy Award for Costume Design

1948–1956	1948 (Black & white): Roger K. Furse / (Color): Dorothy Jeakins and Barbara Karinska 1949 (bw): Edith Head and Gile Steele / (c): Marjorie Best, Leah Rhodes and William Travilla 1950 (bw): Edith Head, Charles LeMaire / (c): Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele, Gwen Wakeling 1951 (bw): Edith Head /(c): Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff 1952 (bw): Helen Rose / (c): Marcel Vertès 1953 (bw): Edith Head / (c): Charles LeMaire, Emile Santiago 1954 (bw): Edith Head / (c): Sanzo Wada 1955 (bw): Helen Rose / (c): Charles LeMaire 1956 (bw): Jean Louis / (c): Irene Sharaff

1957–1958	1957: Orry-Kelly 1958: Cecil Beaton

1959–1960	1959 (bw): Orry-Kelly / (c): Elizabeth Haffenden 1960 (bw): Edith Head and Edward Stevenson / (c): Bill Thomas and Arlington Valles

1961–1966	1961 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Irene Sharaff 1962 (bw): Norma Koch / (c): Mary Wills 1963 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Renié, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Irene Sharaff 1964 (bw): Dorothy Jeakins / (c): Cecil Beaton 1965 (bw): Julie Harris / (c): Phyllis Dalton 1966 (bw): Irene Sharaff / (c): Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden

1967–1980	1967: John Truscott 1968: Danilo Donati 1969: Margaret Furse 1970: Vittorio Nino Novarese 1971: Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo 1972: Anthony Powell 1973: Edith Head 1974: Theoni V. Aldredge 1975: Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Söderlund 1976: Danilo Donati 1977: John Mollo 1978: Anthony Powell 1979: Albert Wolsky 1980: Anthony Powell

1981–2000	1981: Milena Canonero 1982: Bhanu Athaiya and John Mollo 1983: Marik Vos-Lundh 1984: Theodor Pištěk 1985: Emi Wada 1986: Jenny Beavan and John Bright 1987: James Acheson 1988: James Acheson 1989: Phyllis Dalton 1990: Franca Squarciapino 1991: Albert Wolsky 1992: Eiko Ishioka 1993: Gabriella Pescucci 1994: Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner 1995: James Acheson 1996: Ann Roth 1997: Deborah Lynn Scott 1998: Sandy Powell 1999: Lindy Hemming 2000: Janty Yates

2001–present	2001: Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie 2002: Colleen Atwood 2003: Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor 2004: Sandy Powell 2005: Colleen Atwood 2006: Milena Canonero 2007: Alexandra Byrne 2008: Michael O'Connor 2009: Sandy Powell 2010: Colleen Atwood 2011: Mark Bridges 2012: Jacqueline Durran 2013: Catherine Martin 2014: Milena Canonero

Black & White / Color separate (1948–1956, 1959–1966)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 120957281 LCCN: no89000223 GND: 141367547

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