Gwen Wakeling

Gwen Wakeling

Known for: Costume & Make-Up
Biography: 1901-03-03
Deathday: 1982-06-16 (81 years old)

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Biography

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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.

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Filmography

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Movies 100

Costume Design
Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny (1966)

Movie
Wardrobe Designer
Most Dangerous Man Alive

Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961)

Movie
Costume Design
From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon (1958)

Movie
Costume Design
The River's Edge

The River's Edge (1957)

Movie
Costume Design
Johnny Concho

Johnny Concho (1956)

Movie
Costume Design
Great Day in the Morning

Great Day in the Morning (1956)

Movie
Costume Design
Blood Alley

Blood Alley (1955)

Movie
Costume Design
Escape to Burma

Escape to Burma (1955)

Movie
Costume Design
Track of the Cat

Track of the Cat (1954)

Movie
Wardrobe Designer
Silver Lode

Silver Lode (1954)

Movie
Costume Design
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah (1949)

Movie
Costume Designer
Unconquered

Unconquered (1947)

Movie
Costume Design
Cover Girl

Cover Girl (1944)

Movie
Costume Design
To the Shores of Tripoli

To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)

Movie
Costume Design
Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan (1942)

Movie
Costume Design
Moontide

Moontide (1942)

Movie
4
Costume Design
This Above All

This Above All (1942)

Movie
Costume Design
Song of the Islands

Song of the Islands (1942)

Movie
Costume Designer
Roxie Hart

Roxie Hart (1942)

Movie
Costume Design
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)

Movie
Costume Design
Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine (1941)

Movie
Costume Design
Swamp Water

Swamp Water (1941)

Movie
4
Costume Design
I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

Movie
Costume Design
How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

Movie
1
Costume Design
Week-End in Havana

Week-End in Havana (1941)

Movie
Costume Design
A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed (1941)

Movie
Costume Design
Brigham Young

Brigham Young (1940)

Movie
Costume Design
Young People

Young People (1940)

Movie
Costume Design
Johnny Apollo

Johnny Apollo (1940)

Movie
Costume Design
Star Dust

Star Dust (1940)

Movie
Costume Design
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Movie
5.42
Costume Design
The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird (1940)

Movie
Costume Designer
Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

Movie
4
Costume Design
The Rains Came

The Rains Came (1939)

Movie
Costume Design
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

Movie
4.33
Costume Design
Hotel for Women

Hotel for Women (1939)

Movie
Costume Design
Susannah of the Mounties

Susannah of the Mounties (1939)

Movie
Costume Designer
The Gorilla

The Gorilla (1939)

Movie
2
Costume Design
The Return of the Cisco Kid

The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939)

Movie
Costume Design
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

Movie
4.88
Costume Design
The Little Princess

The Little Princess (1939)

Movie
Costume Design
Tail Spin

Tail Spin (1939)

Movie
Costume Design
Kentucky

Kentucky (1938)

Movie
Costume Design
Submarine Patrol

Submarine Patrol (1938)

Movie
Costume Design
Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner (1938)

Movie
Costume Design
Gateway

Gateway (1938)

Movie
Costume Design
Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway (1938)

Movie
Costume Design
I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million (1938)

Movie
Costume Design
Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice (1938)

Movie
Costume Design
Alexander's Ragtime Band

Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)

Movie
Costume Design
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)

Movie
Costume Design
Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)

Movie
Costume Design
Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937)

Movie
Costume Design
Wake Up and Live

Wake Up and Live (1937)

Movie
Costume Design
Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie (1937)

Movie
Costume Design
Seventh Heaven

Seventh Heaven (1937)

Movie
Costume Design
Nancy Steele Is Missing!

Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)

Movie
Costume Design
On the Avenue

On the Avenue (1937)

Movie
Costume Design
Banjo on My Knee

Banjo on My Knee (1936)

Movie
Costume Design
White Hunter

White Hunter (1936)

Movie
Costume Design
Pigskin Parade

Pigskin Parade (1936)

Movie
Costume Designer
Ladies In Love

Ladies In Love (1936)

Movie
Costume Design
Ramona

Ramona (1936)

Movie
Costume Design
The Road to Glory

The Road to Glory (1936)

Movie
Costume Design
Poor Little Rich Girl

Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

Movie
Costume Design
Private Number

Private Number (1936)

Movie
Costume Design
Half Angel

Half Angel (1936)

Movie
Costume Design
Under Two Flags

Under Two Flags (1936)

Movie
Costume Designer
The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

Movie
Costume Design
It Had to Happen

It Had to Happen (1936)

Movie
Costume Design
King of Burlesque

King of Burlesque (1936)

Movie
Costume Design
The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel (1935)

Movie
Costume Design
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935)

Movie
Costume Design
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)

Movie
Costume Design
The Affairs of Cellini

The Affairs of Cellini (1934)

Movie
Costume Design
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)

Movie
Costume Design
Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad (1934)

Movie
Costume Design
The Last Gentleman

The Last Gentleman (1934)

Movie
Costume Design
Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble (1934)

Movie
Costume Design
Gallant Lady

Gallant Lady (1933)

Movie
Costume Design
Advice to the Lovelorn

Advice to the Lovelorn (1933)

Movie
Costume Design
Lady with a Past

Lady with a Past (1932)

Movie
Costume Design
A Woman Commands

A Woman Commands (1932)

Movie
Costume Design
Panama Flo

Panama Flo (1932)

Movie
Costume Design
The Big Shot

The Big Shot (1931)

Movie
Costume Design
Suicide Fleet

Suicide Fleet (1931)

Movie
Costume Supervisor
Freighters of Destiny

Freighters of Destiny (1931)

Movie
Costume Design
The Tip-Off

The Tip-Off (1931)

Movie
Costume Design
Devotion

Devotion (1931)

Movie
Costume Design
The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble (1931)

Movie
Costume Design
Born to Love

Born to Love (1931)

Movie
Costume Design
Beyond Victory

Beyond Victory (1931)

Movie
Costume Design
The Painted Desert

The Painted Desert (1931)

Movie
Costume Design
Sin Takes a Holiday

Sin Takes a Holiday (1930)

Movie
Costume Designer
Her Man

Her Man (1930)

Movie
Costume Design
Holiday

Holiday (1930)

Movie
Costume Design
Swing High

Swing High (1930)

Movie
Costume Design
The Racketeer

The Racketeer (1929)

Movie
Costume Design
Her Private Affair

Her Private Affair (1929)

Movie
Costume Design
Paris Bound

Paris Bound (1929)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.78
Based on 257 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1929
1934
1938
1936
1966
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Information

Known For
Costume & Make-Up

Gender
Female

Birthday
1901-03-03

Deathday
1982-06-16 (81 years old)

Birth Place
Detroit, United States of America

Religion
Baháʼí Faith

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color


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