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Gwen Wakeling (1901–1982)

Gwen Wakeling was born in Detroit. Her father was a mining engineer whose work resulted in the family moving every few years, and she wound up living everywhere from Seattle to Los Angeles to Prescott, Arizona. Upon graduating high school she got a job as a fashion artist in a department store. She soon was hired by director Cecil B. DeMille when he was working for Pathe Studios... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1965 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
 
1958 Shirley Temple Theatre (TV series)
Mother Goose (1958)
The Sleeping Beauty (1958)
The Nightingale (1958)
 
1956 Johnny Concho
 
1955 Blood Alley (costumes designed by)
 
1955 Escape to Burma
 
1951 Valentino (gowns)
 
1947 Unconquered
 
1944 Cover Girl (gowns)
 
1942 This Above All
 
1942 My Gal Sal
 
1942 Moontide
 
1942 Roxie Hart
 
1941 Rise and Shine
 
1941 Confirm or Deny
 
1941 How Green Was My Valley (costumes)
 
1941 Swamp Water
 
1941 A Man Betrayed (gowns)
 
1940 Young People (costumes)
 
1940 Brigham Young
 
1940 Star Dust
 
1940 Johnny Apollo
 
1940 The Grapes of Wrath (costumes)
 
1940 The Blue Bird (costumes)
 
1939 The Rains Came
 
1939 Hotel for Women
 
1939 Susannah of the Mounties (costumes)
 
1939 The Gorilla
 
1939 The Little Princess (costumes)
 
1939 Tail Spin
 
1938 Kentucky
 
1938 Just Around the Corner (costumes)
 
1938 Gateway
 
1938 Little Miss Broadway (costumes)
 
1938 Kidnapped
 
1938 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (costumes)
 
1937 Heidi (costumes)
 
1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town (costumes)
 
1937 Love Under Fire
 
1937 Wee Willie Winkie (costumes)
 
1937 Seventh Heaven
 
1937 On the Avenue
 
1936 White Hunter
 
1936 Pigskin Parade
 
1936 Ladies in Love
 
1936 Dimples (costumes)
 
1936 Ramona
 
1936 Poor Little Rich Girl (costumes)
 
1936 Private Number
 
1936 Half Angel
 
1936 Human Cargo
 
1936 Under Two Flags
 
1936 Captain January (costumes)
 
1935 The Littlest Rebel (costumes)
 
1934 The Count of Monte Cristo (gowns)
 
1934 Born to Be Bad
 
1933 Gallant Lady
 
1932 Carnival Boat
 
1932 Panama Flo
 
1932 Prestige
 
1931 The Big Shot
 
1931 Suicide Fleet (uncredited)
 
1931 Bad Company
 
1931 Freighters of Destiny (uncredited)
 
1931 The Tip-Off
 
1931 The Big Gamble
 
1931 Devotion
 
1931 Rebound
 
1931 The Common Law
 
1931 Born to Love
 
1931 Beyond Victory
 
1931 Lonely Wives
 
1930/I Big Money
 
1930 Her Man
 
1930 Holiday
 
1930 Swing High
 
1930 Officer O'Brien
 
1930 The Grand Parade (short)
 
1929 Rich People
 
1929 Red Hot Rhythm
 
1929 The Racketeer
 
1929 Paris Bound
 
1927 A Harp in Hock
 
1927 The King of Kings (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCostume and Wardrobe Department (8 titles)
1961 Most Dangerous Man Alive (wardrober)
 
1957 The River's Edge (costumes)
 
1954 Passion (wardrobe designer)
 
1954 Silver Lode (wardrobe designer)
 
1954 The High and the Mighty (wardrobe designer)
 
1949 Samson and Delilah (costumes)
 
1939 Drums Along the Mohawk (costumes)
 
1931 Suicide Fleet (costumer - uncredited)
 
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Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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