Papers, 1938-1973.

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Papers, 1938-1973.

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Papers of Dorothy Jeakins (1914-1995), an Academy Award-winning costume designer for motion pictures, theater, and television, including notes, sketches, photographs, workbooks with attached cloth samples, photographs and transparencies of costume sketches, and a few wardrobe plots and information on costume costs.

7.4 c.f. (3 archives boxes and 11 flat boxes) and1 tape recording.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Jeakins, Dorothy 1914-1995

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Jeakins was born in San Diego, CA, Jan. 11, 1914; attended Otis Art Institute, 1931-34; joined WPA Federal Arts Project (1935-36); first film costume design for Dr. Rhythm (1938); the first Oscar for Color Costume Design awarded to Jeakins and Karinska for Joan of Arc (1948); won Academy awards for Samson and Delilah (1950), and Night of the iguana (1964); numerous credits divided between theater and motion pictures; film credits such as Friendly persuasion (1956), South Pacific (1958), The musi...