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Sam Benson(1886-1957)

  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • Actor
  • Costume Designer
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Sam Benson was born on 1 January 1886 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and costume designer, known for Trouble Preferred (1948), Wintertime (1943) and Looking for Trouble (1934). He died on 13 June 1957 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJanuary 1, 1886
DiedJune 13, 1957(71)
BornJanuary 1, 1886
DiedJune 13, 1957(71)
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Known for

Peggy Knudsen, Lynne Roberts, and Charles Russell in Trouble Preferred (1948)
Trouble Preferred
5.9
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • 1948
Cesar Romero, Sonja Henie, Woody Herman, Carole Landis, and Jack Oakie in Wintertime (1943)
Wintertime
6.2
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • 1943
Spencer Tracy, Constance Cummings, and Jack Oakie in Looking for Trouble (1934)
Looking for Trouble
6.2
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • 1934
Freddie Bartholomew and Victor McLaglen in Professional Soldier (1935)
Professional Soldier
6.3
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • 1935

Credits

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Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • Pat Boone in Bernardine (1957)
    Bernardine
    5.5
    • wardrobe (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Eva Marie Saint and Don Murray in A Hatful of Rain (1957)
    A Hatful of Rain
    7.1
    • wardrobe (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Anne Bancroft and Scott Brady in The Restless Breed (1957)
    The Restless Breed
    5.3
    • wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Joan Blondell, Sue Randall, Harry Ellerbe, Henry Ephron, Walter Lang, Dina Merrill, Neva Patterson, and Gig Young in Desk Set (1957)
    Desk Set
    7.2
    • wardrobe (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Agnes Moorehead, Robert Wagner, and Hope Lange in The True Story of Jesse James (1957)
    The True Story of Jesse James
    6.2
    • wardrobe (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Tom Ewell and Jayne Mansfield in The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
    The Girl Can't Help It
    6.8
    • wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner in Anastasia (1956)
    Anastasia
    7.0
    • wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Elvis Presley, Richard Egan, and Debra Paget in Love Me Tender (1956)
    Love Me Tender
    6.2
    • wardrobe (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
    Between Heaven and Hell
    6.6
    • wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • The Last Wagon (1956)
    The Last Wagon
    7.0
    • wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray in Bus Stop (1956)
    Bus Stop
    6.3
    • wardrobe (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner in The King and I (1956)
    The King and I
    7.4
    • wardrobe (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Robert Taylor, Edmond O'Brien, Richard Todd, and Dana Wynter in D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
    D-Day the Sixth of June
    5.9
    • wardrobe supervisor
    • wardrobe: men (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, and Fredric March in The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
    The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
    7.1
    • wardrobe (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Carousel (1956)
    Carousel
    6.5
    • wardrobe (uncredited)
    • 1956

Actor

  • Brian Donlevy, Glenda Farrell, Norman Foster, Robert McWade, Joe Sawyer, and Helen Wood in High Tension (1936)
    High Tension
    5.6
    • Meek-Mannered Man (uncredited)
    • 1936

Costume Designer

  • Will Rogers in Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
    Steamboat Round the Bend
    6.9
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ (1.52 m)
  • Born
    • January 1, 1886
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 13, 1957
    • West Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He worked for William Fox and 20th Century Fox from 1925 till his death in June of 1957.
  • Nickname
    • Little Sammy

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