Ballard, Lucinda (1906–1993)
Ballard, Lucinda (1906–1993)
American costume designer. Born Lucinda Davis Goldsborough, April 3, 1906, in New Orleans, Louisiana; died June 19, 1993, in Los Angeles, California; m. Howard Dietz.
Made design debut with As You Like It (1937); won Tony Awards for Costumes for 5 plays: Happy Birthday, Another Part of the Forest, Street Scene, John Loves Mary and Chocolate Soldier (1947); also won a Tony for The Gay Life (1962); other plays include I Remember Mama, Streetcar Named Desire and Night of the Iguana; retired (1986).
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