Marjorie Best

Marjorie Best (born April 10, 1903 in Jacksonville , Illinois , USA; † June 14, 1997 in Toluca Lake , California , USA) was an American costume designer .

Life

After graduating from high school , Marjorie Best moved to Los Angeles to attend the Chouinard Art Institute, a branch of the California Institute of the Arts . She later worked as a designer for various well-known fashion houses. When Warner Bros. bought United Costumes in 1936, Marjorie, who worked there, was made an offer to work for the studio's costume department. She accepted the offer, and in the years that followed she gained a good reputation. Her work on men's costumes in color films was particularly well received, which was expressed in winning the Academy Award and three other nominations. By 1965 Marjorie Best worked on over 40 films. On June 14, 1997, she died of complications from a heart condition.

Awards

• 1950 : Winner of the Academy Awards for The Love Adventures of Don Juan shared with Leah Rhodes and William Travilla
• 1957 : Oscar nomination for giants with Moss Mabry
• 1961 : Oscar nomination for Sunrise at Campobello
• 1966 : Oscar nomination for The Greatest Story of All Time with Vittorio Nino Novarese

Filmography (a selection)

• 1938: The Adventures of Marco Polo ( The Adventures of Marco Polo ) unnamed
• 1941: Lord Nelson's Last Love ( That Hamilton Woman ) unnamed
• 1943: Love Song of the Desert ( The Desert Song )
• 1946: Heaven full of violins ( The Time, the Place and the Girl )
• 1948: The Lord of the Silver Mines ( Silver River ) unnamed
• 1948: Adventures of Don Juan ( Adventures of Don Juan ) unnamed
• 1949: Star from Broadway ( Look for the Silver Lining )
• 1950: Montana
• 1950: Unnamed between two women ( Bright Leaf )
• 1950: The Rebel ( The Flame and the Arrow )
• 1950: Mortal Enmity ( Dallas )
• 1950: Jewel Robbery at midnight ( The Great Jewel Robber )
• 1950: Lord of the Rough Mountains ( Rocky Mountain )
• 1951: Romance with Obstacles ( On Moonlight Bay )
• 1951: In all my dreams are you ( I'll See You in My Dreams )
• 1951: Raid at Raton Pass ( Raton Pass )
• 1951: The neck in the noose ( Along the Great Divide )
• 1951: The Last Fort ( Fort Worth )
• 1951: The Devil's Brigade ( Distant Drums )
• 1952: The Crimson Pirate ( The Crimson Pirate )
• 1952: Under the spell of the devil ( The Iron Mistress )
• 1952: Becoming a father is not difficult ( Room for One More )
• 1952: Sabotage ( Carson City )
• 1953: love song of the desert ( The Desert Song )
• 1953: The burning arrow ( The Charge at Feather River )
• 1953: Wilde Glut ( Blowing Wild )
• 1953. White ruler of Tonga ( His Majesty O'Keefe )
• 1954: The Talisman ( King Richard and the Crusaders )
• 1954: The Silver Chalice (The Silver Chalice)
• 1956: Secret Freight ( Santiago )
• 1956: Horizon in Flames ( The Burning Hills )
• 1956 giant ( Giant )
• 1957: ruler of a vast country ( The Big Country )
• 1957: Ready to shoot ( Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend )
• 1957: Weep for the Damned ( Band of Angels )
• 1958: Overrun by tanks ( Darby's Rangers )
• 1958: To Fort Dobbs at the pace of hell ( Fort Dobbs )
• 1958: One has to believe in it ( The Left Handed Gun )
• 1959: The Hanging Tree ( The Hanging Tree )
• 1959: Rio Bravo
• 1959: The Nun's Story ( The Nun's Story )
• 1959: He was called Kelly ( Yellowstone Kelly )
• 1959: The Madonna with the Two Faces ( The Miracle )
• 1960: He came, saw and won ( Guns of the Timberland )
• 1960: One Foot in Hell ( Sergeant Rutledge )
• 1960: The Dark at the end of the stairs ( The Dark at the Top of the Stairs )
• 1960: Sunrise at Campobello
• 1961: Beyond the Ruwenzori ( The Sins of Rachel Cade )
• 1961: The Comancheros ( The Comancheros )
• 1962: Tender Is the Night ( Tender Is the Night )
• 1962: Texas Show ( State Fair )
• 1963: Summer of Expectation ( Spencer's Mountain )
• 1965: The Greatest Story Ever Told ( The Greatest Story Ever Told )

Web links

• Marjorie Best in the Internet Movie Database (English)