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Gwen Wakeling

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Also known as Gwendolyn Sewell Wakeling

American costume designer (1901–1982)

Film & TV

Detroit, Michigan, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Costume designer Gwen Wakeling (birth name Gwen Sewell, March 3, 1901, Detroit, Michigan – June 16, 1982, Los Angeles, California) was a personal favourite of Cecil B. DeMille. Indeed her first film was his 1927 epic "The King of Kings", and she earned an Academy Award for her work on his version of "Samson and Delilah" in 1950. In a career spanning over…

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Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1956-02-19

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Instance of
human
Given name
Gwendolyn
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Detroit
Place of death
Los Angeles
Languages spoken
English language
Image
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start of work period
1924-00-00
end of work period
1966-00-00
date of death
1982-06-16
date of birth
1901-03-03
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