Costume & Make-Up
Walter Plunkett
- Born
- Jun 4, 1902 · Aged 79
- Died
- Mar 8, 1982
- Place of birth
- Oakland, California, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 1
- TV credits
- 0
Also known as (1)
- Walter Plunket
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…
