Wood, Yvonne (1914—)

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Wood, Yvonne (1914—)

American costume designer . Born in 1914; educated at Chouinard Art School.

Selected filmography:

A Bell for Adano (1945); L'il Abner (1959); One-Eyed Jacks (1959); The Cheyenne Social Club (1969); The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972); "Quincy" (TV, 1976); Zoot Suit (1981).

After attending Chouniard Art School, Yvonne Wood worked for Fox and Universal studios as a sketch artist. Her first film credit as a costume designer came in 1943 in The Gang's All Here with Carmen Miranda . Ultimately, her career spanned some 75 films through 1981.

Mary McNulty , freelance writer, St. Charles, Illinois

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