Theadora Van Runkle
Theadora Van Runkle (born March 27, 1929 in Los Angeles as Dorothy Schweppe ; † November 4, 2011 ibid) was an American costume designer . She has made costumes for more than thirty films. For this she was nominated three times for the Oscars .
Life
Van Runkle, born in Los Angeles in 1929, studied at the Chouinard Art Institute there . At first she worked as an illustrator for product catalogs and advertisements. Later she worked as a sketch artist for other fashion designers . She became known for the costumes in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), the first film she worked on. For this film she was nominated for an Oscar for best costume design . The following year she again made Dunaway's costumes for the film Thomas Crown Unbelievable.
She received her two other Oscar nominations for two films by Francis Ford Coppola , The Godfather - Part II (1974) and Peggy Sue's Married (1986).
Van Runkle was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2011.
Awards
- 1967: Oscar nomination in the category “Best Costume Design” at the 1968 awards ceremony for Bonnie and Clyde
- 1974: Oscar nomination in the category "Best Costume Design" at the 1975 award ceremony for The Godfather - Part II
- 1986: Oscar nomination in the category “Best Costume Design” at the awards ceremony in 1987 for Peggy Sue got married
Filmography (selection)
- 1967: Bonnie and Clyde (Bonnie and Clyde)
- 1968: Thomas Crown is unbelievable (The Thomas Crown Affair)
- 1968: Bullitt
- 1971: Johnny goes to war (Johnny Got His Gun)
- 1974: The Godfather - Part II (The Godfather Part II)
- 1976: Nickelodeon
- 1977: New York, New York
- 1978: The Heaven Can Wait (Heaven Can Wait)
- 1979: Wealth Is Not Shame (The Jerk)
- 1982: The most beautiful House of Pleasure in Texas (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas)
- 1983: Wizards and Warriors (TV series)
- 1986: Peggy Sue got married (Peggy Sue Got Married)
- 1989: Troop Beverly Hills (Troop Beverly Hills)
- 1992: Leap of Faith (Leap of Faith)
- 1995: Kiss of Death
Web links
- Theadora Van Runkle in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Todesnachricht Theadora Van Runkle in The New York Times (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Theadora Van Runkle obituary - Self-taught costume designer who dressed Beatty and Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde - by Veronica Horwell, in the Guardian, November 11, 2011
- ↑ a b c Oscar nominations ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. for Theadora Van Runkle
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SURNAME | Van Runkle, Theadora |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schweppe, Dorothy (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American costume designer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
DATE OF DEATH | November 4, 2011 |
Place of death | los Angeles |