Walter Plunkett

Known for Costume & Make-UpBorn 1902-06-04Died 1982-03-08Oakland, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

To Beat the Band

The Past of Mary Holmes

Wallflowers

Hit of the Show

Hey Rube!

The Fountain

The Delightful Rogue

The Air Legion

The Red Sword

The Boy Rider

Clancy's Kosher Wedding

Singin' in the Rain

The Arizonian

The Great Jasper

Gone with the Wind

Rio Rita

Gun Law

Stocks and Blondes

Sinners in Love

Wizard of the Saddle

Legionnaires in Paris

The Bandit's Son

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

The Meanest Gal in Town

The Happy Years

Stagecoach

Forever and a Day

Pocketful of Miracles

Little Women

Hot Tip

Forbidden Planet

Lust for Life

The Outriders

The Soldier and the Lady

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

How the West Was Won

Village Tale

Pollyanna

Adam's Rib

The Silver Cord

Some Came Running

Van Gogh: Darkness into Light

The Secret Garden

Tribute to a Bad Man

Kind Lady

An American in Paris

Westward the Women