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Walter Plunkett

Walter Plunkett

Known For Costume & Make-Up
Birthday Jun 04, 1902
Died Mar 08, 1982 (79)
Birthplace Oakland, California, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Walter Plunkett (June 5, 1902 – March 8, 1982) was a prolific costume designer who worked on more than 150 projects throughout his career in the Hollywood film industry. Plunkett's first credited work as a costume designer was the 1927 film Hard-Boiled Haggerty. At RKO, he developed a huge costume ... and wardrobe department that became a major studio asset. Given free rein, he set about creating costumes that rivaled the work of his contemporaries, such as Travis Banton and Adrian. Plunkett's best-known work is featured in two films, Gone with the Wind (1939) and Singin' in the Rain (1952), in which he lampooned his initial style of the Roaring Twenties. In 1951, Plunkett shared an Oscar with Orry-Kelly and Irene Sharaff for An American in Paris.

Known For

Filmography

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Marriage on the Rocks

Marriage on the Rocks

1965

Costume Design

7 Women

7 Women

1965

Costume Design

Two Weeks in Another Town

Two Weeks in Another Town

1962

Costume Design

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

Costume Design

Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

Costume Design

Cimarron

Cimarron

1960

Costume Design

Pollyanna

Pollyanna

1960

Costume Designer

Home from the Hill

Home from the Hill

1960

Costume Design

Bells Are Ringing

Bells Are Ringing

1960

Costume Design

The Law and Jake Wade

The Law and Jake Wade

1958

Costume Design

Some Came Running

Some Came Running

1958

Costume Design

The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov

1958

Costume Design

The Sheepman

The Sheepman

1958

Costume Design

Raintree County

Raintree County

1957

Costume Design

Gun Glory

Gun Glory

1957

Costume Design

The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

1957

Wardrobe Master

Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

1956

Costume Design

Tribute to a Bad Man

Tribute to a Bad Man

1956

Costume Design

Diane

Diane

1956

Costume Design

Lust for Life

Lust for Life

1956

Costume Designer

The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956

Costume Design

Moonfleet

Moonfleet

1955

Costume Design

Many Rivers to Cross

Many Rivers to Cross

1955

Costume Design

The Glass Slipper

The Glass Slipper

1955

Costume Design

The King's Thief

The King's Thief

1955

Costume Design

The Scarlet Coat

The Scarlet Coat

1955

Costume Design

Jupiter's Darling

Jupiter's Darling

1955

Costume Designer

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954

Costume Design

Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings

1954

Costume Design

Athena

Athena

1954

Costume Design

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

1954

Costume Design

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

1953

Costume Design

Young Bess

Young Bess

1953

Costume Design

The Actress

The Actress

1953

Costume Design

All the Brothers Were Valiant

All the Brothers Were Valiant

1953

Costume Design

Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

1952

Costume Design

Plymouth Adventure

Plymouth Adventure

1952

Costume Design

Million Dollar Mermaid

Million Dollar Mermaid

1952

Costume Design

Carbine Williams

Carbine Williams

1952

Costume Design

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

1952

Costume Design

Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand

1951

Costume Design

Mr. Imperium

Mr. Imperium

1951

Costume Design

Kind Lady

Kind Lady

1951

Wardrobe Designer

Soldiers Three

Soldiers Three

1951

Costume Design

The Law and the Lady

The Law and the Lady

1951

Costume Design

An American in Paris

An American in Paris

1951

Costume Design

Westward the Women

Westward the Women

1951

Costume Design

Show Boat

Show Boat

1951

Costume Design

The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

1951

Costume Design

King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

1950

Costume Design

Summer Stock

Summer Stock

1950

Costume Design

Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun

1950

Costume Design

The Outriders

The Outriders

1950

Costume Design

The Magnificent Yankee

The Magnificent Yankee

1950

Costume Design

Two Weeks with Love

Two Weeks with Love

1950

Costume Design

The Toast of New Orleans

The Toast of New Orleans

1950

Costume Design

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

1950

Costume Design

Stars in My Crown

Stars in My Crown

1950

Costume Design

The Happy Years

The Happy Years

1950

Costume Design

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

1949

Costume Design

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

1949

Costume Designer

That Forsyte Woman

That Forsyte Woman

1949

Costume Design

Little Women

Little Women

1949

Costume Design

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1949

Costume Design

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1948

Costume Design

Summer Holiday

Summer Holiday

1948

Costume Design

The Kissing Bandit

The Kissing Bandit

1948

Costume Designer

The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass

1947

Costume Design

Green Dolphin Street

Green Dolphin Street

1947

Costume Design

Song of Love

Song of Love

1947

Costume Design

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1946

Costume Design

Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones

1945

Costume Design

A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

1945

Costume Design

Knickerbocker Holiday

Knickerbocker Holiday

1944

Costume Design

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

1943

Costume Design

In Old Oklahoma

In Old Oklahoma

1943

Costume Designer

Lady for a Night

Lady for a Night

1942

Costume Design

The Corsican Brothers

The Corsican Brothers

1941

Costume Design

Lydia

Lydia

1941

Costume Design

Ladies in Retirement

Ladies in Retirement

1941

Costume Design

Vigil in the Night

Vigil in the Night

1940

Costume Design

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

Costume Design

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1939

Costume Design

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

Costume Designer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

1938

Costume Designer

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

1937

Costume Design

Quality Street

Quality Street

1937

Costume Design

The Soldier and the Lady

The Soldier and the Lady

1937

Costume Design

The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love

1937

Costume Design

Chatterbox

Chatterbox

1936

Costume Designer

A Woman Rebels

A Woman Rebels

1936

Costume Design

The Plough and the Stars

The Plough and the Stars

1936

Costume Design

Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

1936

Costume Design

Alice Adams

Alice Adams

1935

Costume Design

The Informer

The Informer

1935

Costume Design

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

1935

Costume Design

His Family Tree

His Family Tree

1935

Costume Design

Captain Hurricane

Captain Hurricane

1935

Costume Design

The Arizonian

The Arizonian

1935

Costume Design

Hot Tip

Hot Tip

1935

Costume Design

The Rainmakers

The Rainmakers

1935

Costume Design

Enchanted April

Enchanted April

1935

Costume Design

Jalna

Jalna

1935

Costume Design

Village Tale

Village Tale

1935

Costume Design

Another Face

Another Face

1935

Costume Design

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1935

Costume Design

Chasing Yesterday

Chasing Yesterday

1935

Costume Design

The Return Of Peter Grimm

The Return Of Peter Grimm

1935

Costume Design

Hooray for Love

Hooray for Love

1935

Costume Design

To Beat the Band

To Beat the Band

1935

Costume Design

Bachelor Bait

Bachelor Bait

1934

Costume Design

The Little Minister

The Little Minister

1934

Costume Design

Stingaree

Stingaree

1934

Costume Design

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

1934

Costume Design

Kentucky Kernels

Kentucky Kernels

1934

Costume Design

Gridiron Flash

Gridiron Flash

1934

Costume Design

Cockeyed Cavaliers

Cockeyed Cavaliers

1934

Costume Design

Spitfire

Spitfire

1934

Costume Design

The Fountain

The Fountain

1934

Costume Design

Dangerous Corner

Dangerous Corner

1934

Costume Design

Strictly Dynamite

Strictly Dynamite

1934

Costume Design

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

1934

Costume Design

Hips, Hips, Hooray!

Hips, Hips, Hooray!

1934

Costume Design

The Life of Vergie Winters

The Life of Vergie Winters

1934

Costume Design

Long Lost Father

Long Lost Father

1934

Costume Design

Success at Any Price

Success at Any Price

1934

Costume Design

Down to Their Last Yacht

Down to Their Last Yacht

1934

Costume Design

Sing and Like it

Sing and Like it

1934

Costume Design

The Crime Doctor

The Crime Doctor

1934

Costume Designer

This Man Is Mine

This Man Is Mine

1934

Costume Design

Woman in the Dark

Woman in the Dark

1934

Costume Design

Man of Two Worlds

Man of Two Worlds

1934

Costume Design

The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World

1934

Costume Design

Keep 'Em Rolling

Keep 'Em Rolling

1934

Costume Design

His Greatest Gamble

His Greatest Gamble

1934

Costume Design

Hat, Coat and Glove

Hat, Coat and Glove

1934

Costume Design

Murder on the Blackboard

Murder on the Blackboard

1934

Costume Design

We're Rich Again

We're Rich Again

1934

Costume Design

The Silver Streak

The Silver Streak

1934

Costume Design

Their Big Moment

Their Big Moment

1934

Costume Design

By Your Leave

By Your Leave

1934

Costume Design

Where Sinners Meet

Where Sinners Meet

1934

Costume Design

Wednesday's Child

Wednesday's Child

1934

Costume Design

Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning Strikes Twice

1934

Costume Design

The Meanest Gal in Town

The Meanest Gal in Town

1934

Costume Design

Let's Try Again

Let's Try Again

1934

Costume Design

West of the Pecos

West of the Pecos

1934

Costume Design

Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

1934

Costume Designer

The Gay Divorcee

The Gay Divorcee

1934

Costume Design

Little Women

Little Women

1933

Costume Design

The Son of Kong

The Son of Kong

1933

Costume Design

Double Harness

Double Harness

1933

Costume Design

Flying Down to Rio

Flying Down to Rio

1933

Costume Design

Ann Vickers

Ann Vickers

1933

Costume Design

Sweepings

Sweepings

1933

Costume Design

Christopher Strong

Christopher Strong

1933

Costume Design

Emergency Call

Emergency Call

1933

Costume Design

Lucky Devils

Lucky Devils

1933

Costume Design

Melody Cruise

Melody Cruise

1933

Costume Design

Scarlet River

Scarlet River

1933

Costume Design

Cross Fire

Cross Fire

1933

Costume Design

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

1933

Costume Design

Blind Adventure

Blind Adventure

1933

Costume Design

Tomorrow at Seven

Tomorrow at Seven

1933

Costume Design

The Right To Romance

The Right To Romance

1933

Costume Design

Ace of Aces

Ace of Aces

1933

Costume Design

The Silver Cord

The Silver Cord

1933

Costume Design

No Marriage Ties

No Marriage Ties

1933

Costume Design

The Great Jasper

The Great Jasper

1933

Costume Design

The Past of Mary Holmes

The Past of Mary Holmes

1933

Costume Design

King Kong

King Kong

1933

Costume Design

Morning Glory

Morning Glory

1933

Costume Design

The Animal Kingdom

The Animal Kingdom

1932

Costume Design

Night After Night

Night After Night

1932

Costume Design

The Phantom of Crestwood

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932

Costume Design

The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

1932

Costume Design

Dixiana

Dixiana

1930

Costume Design

Half Marriage

Half Marriage

1929

Costume Design

Night Parade

Night Parade

1929

Costume Design

Rio Rita

Rio Rita

1929

Costume Design

Tanned Legs

Tanned Legs

1929

Costume Design

The Delightful Rogue

The Delightful Rogue

1929

Costume Design

The Very Idea

The Very Idea

1929

Costume Design

The Vagabond Lover

The Vagabond Lover

1929

Costume Design

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1929

Costume Design

Love In The Desert

Love In The Desert

1929

Costume Design

Legionnaires in Paris

Legionnaires in Paris

1927

Costume Design

A Regular Scout

A Regular Scout

1926

Costume Design

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