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- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Actor
The brilliant and talented Walter Plunkett was born June 5, 1902, to James and Frances Plunkett of Oakland, California. He studied law at the University of California, but was hardly as interested in becoming an attorney as he was in his involvement with the campus' theatrical group. Making the quick change in careers, Walter moved to New York in 1923, where he began work as an actor, as well as a costume and set designer, on the stage. He drifted through the gay circles of Greenwich Village and was referred to Hollywood. He moved back to California, this time to the movie capital, and found work as an extra. He can be spotted dancing with Irene, another future top designer, in Erich von Stroheim's The Merry Widow (1925). In 1927, Walter's first (credited) work as a costume designer first appeared on screen for Hard-Boiled Haggerty (1927). During the late twenties and early thirties, while working at RKO, Plunkett managed to fashion the enormous costume and wardrobe department into a department that was both efficient and creative. With so much free reign, Walter set about creating outstanding costumes that rivaled the work of his contemporaries, such as Travis Banton and Adrian. His two best-known films were Gone with the Wind (1939) (including that dress made from green velvet drapes, probably the most famous movie costume of all time), and Singin' in the Rain (1952), in which he lampooned the very style his work had begun in (the roaring 20s). Walter was well-liked by most people for his generous and easy-going nature, as well as his inventiveness and ingenuity. Walter retired from films and spent the last years of his life with his partner Lee. He died in 1982, leaving Lee his estate.- Cavan Malone was born on 25 November 1936 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Over to William (1956), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1952). He died on 8 March 1982 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK.
- Robert Gray was born on 16 April 1918. He was an actor, known for Seven Little Australians (1939) and Sing for Sweetie (1938). He died on 8 March 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Dorothy Eden was born on 3 April 1912 in Canterbury, New Zealand. She was a writer, known for Crow Hollow (1952). She died on 8 March 1982 in London, England, UK.
- R.A. Butler was born on 9 December 1902 in Attock, India now Pakistan. He was married to Mollie Montgomerie Courtauld and Sydney Elizabeth Courtauld. He died on 8 March 1982 in Great Yeldham, Essex, England, UK.
- Sound Department
- Editor
- Editorial Department
George Reid was an editor, known for Band of Angels (1957), Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937) and The Silver Star (1955). He died on 8 March 1982.