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Beatrice Dawson(1908-1976)

  • Costume Designer
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • Art Department
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Beatrice Dawson was born on 26 January 1908 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She was a costume designer, known for Woman of Straw (1964), The Pickwick Papers (1952) and Of Human Bondage (1964). She died on 16 April 1976 in North Yorkshire, England, UK.
BornJanuary 26, 1908
DiedApril 16, 1976(68)
BornJanuary 26, 1908
DiedApril 16, 1976(68)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 4 nominations total

Known for

Woman of Straw (1964)
Woman of Straw
6.8
  • Costume Designer
  • 1964
The Pickwick Papers (1952)
The Pickwick Papers
6.9
  • Costume Designer
  • 1952
Kim Novak in Of Human Bondage (1964)
Of Human Bondage
6.5
  • Costume Designer
  • 1964
Anthony Hopkins and Claire Bloom in A Doll's House (1973)
A Doll's House
6.4
  • Costume Designer
  • 1973

Credits

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Costume Designer



  • The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976)
    The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
    4.2
    • Costume Designer
    • 1976
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • costumes
    • 1976
  • Brief Encounter (1974)
    Brief Encounter
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1974
  • Joan Collins, Sacha Distel, and Susannah York in Fallen Angels (1974)
    Fallen Angels
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1974
  • Laurence Olivier in The Merchant of Venice (1973)
    The Merchant of Venice
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1973
  • Anthony Hopkins and Claire Bloom in A Doll's House (1973)
    A Doll's House
    6.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 1973
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, and Susannah York in X, Y & Zee (1972)
    X, Y & Zee
    5.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 1972
  • Tam Lin (1970)
    Tam Lin
    5.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 1970
  • Three Sisters (1970)
    Three Sisters
    6.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1970
  • Roger Moore and Olga Georges-Picot in The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970)
    The Man Who Haunted Himself
    6.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 1970
  • The Last Grenade (1970)
    The Last Grenade
    5.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1970
  • Guns in the Heather (1969)
    Guns in the Heather
    5.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 1969
  • The Assassination Bureau (1969)
    The Assassination Bureau
    6.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 1969
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Costume Designer
    • 1969
  • Only When I Larf (1968)
    Only When I Larf
    5.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 1968

Costume and Wardrobe Department



  • Ingrid Bergman in From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973)
    From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
    6.3
    • wardrobe designer: Miss Bergman
    • 1973
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, and Susannah York in X, Y & Zee (1972)
    X, Y & Zee
    5.8
    • wardrobe designer
    • 1972
  • Susan Hayward in Stolen Hours (1963)
    Stolen Hours
    6.2
    • wardrobe mistress (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Judy Garland and Dirk Bogarde in I Could Go on Singing (1963)
    I Could Go on Singing
    6.9
    • additional costumes
    • 1963
  • Laurence Olivier, Sarah Miles, and Simone Signoret in Term of Trial (1962)
    Term of Trial
    7.1
    • costume supervisor
    • 1962
  • Peter Cushing, Maureen Connell, and Forrest Tucker in The Abominable Snowman (1957)
    The Abominable Snowman
    6.4
    • dress designer
    • 1957
  • The Black Tent (1956)
    The Black Tent
    5.5
    • dress designer
    • 1956
  • Dance Little Lady (1954)
    Dance Little Lady
    5.3
    • costumes: ballet
    • 1954
  • Melba (1953)
    Melba
    5.3
    • opera costumes
    • 1953

Art Department



  • Deborah Kerr in Black Narcissus (1947)
    Black Narcissus
    7.7
    • jewellery (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, and Claude Rains in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
    Caesar and Cleopatra
    6.2
    • jewellery (uncredited)
    • 1945

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 26, 1908
    • Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 16, 1976
    • North Yorkshire, England, UK
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    Educated at Chelsea Polytechnic and the Slade School of Art.
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