Walter Plunkett
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 which he lampooned his initial style of the Roaring Twenties. In 1951, Plunkett shared an Oscar with Orry-Kelly and Irene Sharaff for An American in Paris.
Filmography (30)
How the West Was Won
Pocketful of Miracles
Pollyanna
Home from the Hill
The Brothers Karamazov
The Wings of Eagles
Raintree County
Forbidden Planet
Lust for Life
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Kiss Me Kate
Singin' in the Rain
An American in Paris
Father of the Bride
King Solomon's Mines
Adam's Rib
Little Women
The Three Musketeers
The Sea of Grass
Duel in the Sun
Gone with the Wind
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Stagecoach
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Nothing Sacred
Mary of Scotland
Alice Adams
King Kong
Little Women
