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Gile Steele

Gile Steele

Known For Costume & Make-Up
Birthday Sep 24, 1908
Died Jan 16, 1952 (43)
Birthplace Ohio
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gile Steele (24 September 1908 in Ohio – 16 January 1952 in Culver City, California), was a Hollywood costume designer. His career began at MGM in 1938 with one of his first assignments being the Norma Shearer film Marie Antoinette. He also worked on many of th ... e company's prestige pictures including Pride and Prejudice and Boom Town (both 1940), Blossoms in the Dust and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (both 1941), Mrs. Miniver (1942) and Madame Curie (1943). He was one of the first nominees when the category for Best Costume Design was introduced at the Academy Awards in 1948 for his work on The Emperor Waltz. He won the Oscar for The Heiress in 1949 and Samson and Delilah in 1950. He died abruptly in 1952 at the age of 43.

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Scaramouche

Scaramouche

1952

Costume Design

The Belle of New York

The Belle of New York

1952

Costume Design

Lone Star

Lone Star

1952

Costume Design

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1952

Costume Design

The Law and the Lady

The Law and the Lady

1951

Costume Design

Callaway Went Thataway

Callaway Went Thataway

1951

Costume Design, Costume Designer

Kind Lady

Kind Lady

1951

Wardrobe Designer

Fancy Pants

Fancy Pants

1950

Costume Design

Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon

1950

Costume Design

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949

Costume Design

The Heiress

The Heiress

1949

Costume Design

The Paleface

The Paleface

1948

Costume Design

The Emperor Waltz

The Emperor Waltz

1948

Costume Designer

California

California

1947

Costume Design

Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947

Costume Design

Monsieur Beaucaire

Monsieur Beaucaire

1946

Costume Design

Broadway Rhythm

Broadway Rhythm

1944

Costume Design

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

Costume Design

Best Foot Forward

Best Foot Forward

1943

Costume Design

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

1943

Costume Design

The Man from Down Under

The Man from Down Under

1943

Costume Design

Du Barry was a Lady

Du Barry was a Lady

1943

Costume Design

I Dood It

I Dood It

1943

Costume Design

The Vanishing Virginian

The Vanishing Virginian

1942

Costume Design

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver

1942

Costume Design

Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat

1942

Costume Design

For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal

1942

Costume Design

The Bad Man

The Bad Man

1941

Costume Design

Smilin' Through

Smilin' Through

1941

Costume Design

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

1941

Costume Design

Go West

Go West

1940

Costume Design

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

1940

Costume Design

Little Nellie Kelly

Little Nellie Kelly

1940

Costume Design

Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

Costumer

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

1940

Costume Design

The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm

1940

Costume Design

20 Mule Team

20 Mule Team

1940

Costume Design

Escape

Escape

1940

Costume Design

Florian

Florian

1940

Costume Design

Comrade X

Comrade X

1940

Costume Design

New Moon

New Moon

1940

Costume Design

Bitter Sweet

Bitter Sweet

1940

Costume Design

The Toy Wife

The Toy Wife

1938

Costume Design

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

Costume Design

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