Jeakins was unusual in that she freelanced, never signing a long-term contract with any one studio.
Jeakins also worked on stage productions, including South Pacific (in which Motley was the principal costume designer), King Lear, Winesburg, Ohio and The World of Suzie Wong (for which she received her third Tony nomination), and such television productions as the 1957 production of Annie Get Your Gun, and Mayerling.
For ten years beginning in 1953, she served as designer for the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Company, and was curator of that city's textile and costume collection at the County Museum of Art.
DOROTHYJEAKINS: Well, when I had been in high school I became enamored of the whole world of costume and past times and wanted to be part of it and part of theater.
DOROTHYJEAKINS: In a technique which was not unlike Wright’s at the time, but which was intensely classic; the use of paint and glazes and undercoating and a real knowledge and appreciation of pigment and chemistry of paint.
DOROTHYJEAKINS: No, it was a coincidence that when I was in Otis Art Institute I was taken up there by an elderly couple, and the caretaker and his wife were distant cousins of Harry Chandler; so again because of the art school, they invited me back as a guest.
Jeakins also worked on stage productions, including "South Pacific", "King Lear", "Winesburg, Ohio" and "The World of Suzie Wong", and such TV-movies as "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Mayerling".
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Dorothy had previously worked on a multitude of famous films, including "South Pacific","Young Frankenstein" and "Hawaii" with Julie Andrews, who was a close personal friend.
Her research paid off, with Dorothy receiving much praise for her work, and becoming one of Hollywood's most well-respected designers.
Dorothy, who sadly passed away in 1995, will be remembered for the intricate detail put into the film's famous costumes, such as the one pictured below, which was worn by Maria.
Three-time Oscar-winner and 12-time nominee DorothyJeakins ranked among Hollywood's most prestigious costume designers and during her long career, she worked on many important films for some of the industry's best directors including Cecil B. DeMille and John Huston.
She won her awards for Joan of Arc (1948), Samson and Delilah(1949) -- which she shared with costumer Edith Head -- and Night of the Iguana (1964).
Excellent examples of her creative versatility can be found in such films as The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), The Ten Commandments (1956), South Pacific (1958), The Music Man (1962), Young Frankenstein (1974) and On Golden Pond (1981).
And, ironically, Eliza comes close to betraying her beliefs when she defends her pet goose, Samantha, while Jess manages to defend himself without betraying himself.
Quakers Jess and Eliza Birdwell (Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire) live on their family farm.
There are only minor ruffles in their quiet life--youngest son, Little Jess, has a running battle with the pet goose, Samantha; Eliza disapproves when Jess turns their weekly buggy ride to worship into a race with neighbor Sam Jordan (Robert Middleton).
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Award winning costume designerDorothyJeakins has numerous theater and film credits to her name.
The collection consists of costume designs for theater and motion picture productions created by Jeakins, which includes drawings of costume designs for theater and motion picture productions, slides, fabric swatches, and notebooks.
Advance notice is required for access to the collection.
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Lamb, I strongly suspect that the script offered very little for the stage, but I doubt whether the effect had to be quite as confused and wildly episodic as it is in the production at the National.
Ralph Alswang’s settings are effective in their stylized way, as are the costumes designed by DorothyJeakins; and the sound effects produced by Marc Blitzstein, though sometimes a little overpercussive, are useful in suggesting the direful atmosphere that I’m sure the Master had in mind.
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The advantage that Rossano had in Three Coins was in being the only male lead to bring an unapologetically hot-blooded and honest passion to the screen...
he may have, indeed, been the third male lead, but by far the most exciting one: Clifton Webb played an emotionally repressed author opposite an equally emotionally-repressed Dorothy McGuire; Louis Jordan played a shallow, insincere, self-absorbed prince to Maggie McNamara's equally shallow, insincere, self-absorbed (and highly foolish) American princess.
Rossano Brazzi and Jean Peters, on the other hand, play the couple whose fiery passion for each other, despite all the obstacles thrown in their path, nearly scorches the remainder of the cast into oblivion.
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The drama is developed when a crew tries to get the show to on after a train crash.
Adding to the spectacular effect a star-studded cast which includes Charlton Heston James Stewart Betty Hutton Cornel Wilde Dorothy Lamour Gloria Grahame Lawrence Tierney Emmett Kelly and John Ringling North in significant It also includes Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in cameo roles as circus spectators.
Despite its awards The Greatest Show on Earth has often been cited by film and movie buffs as one of Cecil DeMille's lesser motion pictures.
The perversions and demons plaguing the principal characters, merely hinted at in the original stage production of by Tennessee Williams, are expanded by Huston, who co-adapted the screenplay with Anthony Veiller.
Okubo met art pioneer Stanton Mcdonald-Wright while studying at the Art Student's League.
He introduced McDonald-Wright to Wong and others at Dragon's Den, including Gilbert Leong, a student from Chouinard Art School, George Stanley, Marian Blanchard, and DorothyJeakins.
McDonald-Wright's interest in Asian art grew because of his acquaintance with these students.
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(shared with DorothyJeakins, Eloise Jensson, Gile Steele, Gwen Wakeling)
(shared with Ralph Jester, John Jensen, DorothyJeakins, Arnold Friberg)
Which of Lauren Bacall's five films with Humphrey Bogart was delayed due to the disappointing box-office performance of the first film she made without him?
1964--My Fair Lady, Cecil Beaton (color); Night of the Iguana, DorothyJeakins (fl and white)
1950--Samson and Delilah, Edith Head, DorothyJeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele, Gwen Wakeling (color); All About Eve, Edith Head, Charles LeMaire (fl and white)
1948--Joan of Arc, DorothyJeakins, Karinska (color); Hamlet, Roger K. Furse (fl and white)
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Cast: Betty Hutton (Holly), Cornel Wilde ("The Great Sebastian"), Charlton Heston (Brad Braden), Dorothy Lamour (Phyllis), Gloria Grahame (Angel), Henry Wilcoxon (Gregory of the FBI), Lyle Bettger (Klaus), Lawrence Tierney (Mr.
· Won for Best Picture (Cecil B. DeMille) · Won for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story (Frank Cavett, Fredric M. Frank and Theodore St. John) · Nominated for Best Director (Cecil B. DeMille) · Nominated for Best Costume Design, Color (Edith Head, DorothyJeakins and Miles White) · Nominated for Best Film Editing (Anne Bauchens)