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Marjorie Best (1903–1997)

Costume Designer | Costume and Wardrobe Department

Illinois-born Marjorie Best moved to Los Angeles after graduating high school to attend the Chouinard Art Institute. She went to work as a designer for the renowned Western Costume Co. in 1926, then several years later moved to United Costumers. When Warner Bros. bought that company in 1936, she accepted a job in the studio's wardrobe department... See full bio »

Born:

in Jacksonville, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 94) in Toluca Lake, California, USA

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1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
 
1963 Spencer's Mountain
 
1962 State Fair
 
1962 Tender Is the Night
 
1961 The Comancheros
 
1961 The Sins of Rachel Cade
 
1960 Sunrise at Campobello
 
1960 The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
 
1960 Sergeant Rutledge
 
1960 Guns of the Timberland
 
1959 The Miracle
 
1959 Yellowstone Kelly
 
1959 The Nun's Story
 
1959 Rio Bravo (costumes designed by)
 
1959 The Hanging Tree (as Marjorie O. Best)
 
1958 Born Reckless
 
1958 The Left Handed Gun
 
1958 Fort Dobbs
 
1958 Lafayette Escadrille
 
1958 Darby's Rangers
 
1957 The Story of Mankind
 
1957 Band of Angels
 
1957 Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
 
1957 The Big Land
 
1956 Giant (costumes designed by)
 
1956 The Burning Hills
 
1956 Santiago
 
1954 The Silver Chalice
 
1954 King Richard and the Crusaders
 
1954 His Majesty O'Keefe
 
1953 The Eddie Cantor Story
 
1952 Room for One More
 
1951 I'll See You in My Dreams
 
1951 On Moonlight Bay
 
1950 The West Point Story
 
1950 Rocky Mountain
 
1950 The Great Jewel Robber
 
1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
 
1950 Montana (uncredited)
 
1949 Look for the Silver Lining
 
1948 Adventures of Don Juan (uncredited)
 
1948 Silver River (uncredited)
 
1947 Life with Father (uncredited)
 
1946 The Time, the Place and the Girl
 
1943 The Desert Song
 
1938 The Adventures of Marco Polo (uncredited)
 
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1953 Blowing Wild (wardrobe)
 
1953 The Charge at Feather River (wardrobe)
 
1953 The Desert Song (wardrobe)
 
1952 The Iron Mistress (wardrobe)
 
1952 The Crimson Pirate (costumes: Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat)
 
1952 She's Working Her Way Through College (wardrobe)
 
1952 Carson City (wardrobe)
 
1951 Distant Drums (wardrobe)
 
1951 Fort Worth (wardrobe)
 
1951 Along the Great Divide (wardrobe)
 
1951 Raton Pass (wardrobe)
 
1950 Dallas (wardrobe)
 
1950 The Flame and the Arrow (wardrobe)
 
1950 Bright Leaf (wardrobe)
 
1948 Adventures of Don Juan (wardrobe - uncredited)
 
1941 That Hamilton Woman (wardrobe - uncredited)
 
1940 Arizona (wardrobe - uncredited)
 
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Marjorie O. Best
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