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Herschel McCoy(1912-1956)

  • Costume Designer
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Herschel McCoy was born on 6 August 1912 in Mississippi, USA. He was a costume designer, known for Quo Vadis (1951), Dream Wife (1953) and Battle of Broadway (1938). He died on 3 February 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 6, 1912
DiedFebruary 3, 1956(43)
BornAugust 6, 1912
DiedFebruary 3, 1956(43)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Deborah Kerr, Robert Taylor, Peter Ustinov, and Patricia Laffan in Quo Vadis (1951)
Quo Vadis
7.1
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • 1951
Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, and Betta St. John in Dream Wife (1953)
Dream Wife
5.9
  • Costume Designer
  • 1953
Brian Donlevy, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Victor McLaglen in Battle of Broadway (1938)
Battle of Broadway
6.1
  • Costume Designer(as Herschel)
  • 1938
Brian Donlevy and Rochelle Hudson in Born Reckless (1937)
Born Reckless
6.0
  • Costume Designer(as Herschel)
  • 1937

Credits

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Costume Designer

  • Lana Turner and Edmund Purdom in The Prodigal (1955)
    The Prodigal
    5.2
    • Costume Designer
    • 1955
  • Give a Girl a Break (1953)
    Give a Girl a Break
    6.3
    • costume designer: men
    • 1953
  • Ricardo Montalban and Lana Turner in Latin Lovers (1953)
    Latin Lovers
    5.5
    • costumes: men
    • 1953
  • Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, and Betta St. John in Dream Wife (1953)
    Dream Wife
    5.9
    • costumes: men
    • 1953
  • Marlon Brando, John Gielgud, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Greer Garson, Louis Calhern, and Edmond O'Brien in Julius Caesar (1953)
    Julius Caesar
    7.2
    • Costume Designer
    • 1953
  • Susan Hayward and Robert Preston in Tulsa (1949)
    Tulsa
    6.2
    • Costume Designer (as Herschel)
    • 1949
  • Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, and Rita Johnson in My Friend Flicka (1943)
    My Friend Flicka
    6.5
    • costumes (as Herschel)
    • 1943
  • Stuart Erwin and Evelyn Venable in He Hired the Boss (1943)
    He Hired the Boss
    5.6
    • Costume Designer (as Herschel)
    • 1943
  • Lois Andrews, James Ellison, Charlotte Greenwood, Helene Reynolds, Charles Ruggles, and Raymond Walburn in Dixie Dugan (1943)
    Dixie Dugan
    7.2
    • Costume Designer (as Herschel)
    • 1943
  • Milton Berle and Mary Beth Hughes in Over My Dead Body (1942)
    Over My Dead Body
    6.1
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Paul Guilfoyle and Lloyd Nolan in Time to Kill (1942)
    Time to Kill
    6.4
    • Costume Designer (as Herschel)
    • 1942
  • George Sanders and Gail Patrick in Quiet Please: Murder (1942)
    Quiet Please: Murder
    6.4
    • Costume Designer (as Herschel)
    • 1942
  • James Ellison and Virginia Gilmore in That Other Woman (1942)
    That Other Woman
    6.4
    • Costume Designer (as Herschel)
    • 1942
  • Carole Landis and Lloyd Nolan in Manila Calling (1942)
    Manila Calling
    6.7
    • Costume Designer (as Herschel)
    • 1942
  • George Holmes, Lynne Roberts, and Raymond Walburn in The Man in the Trunk (1942)
    The Man in the Trunk
    5.0
    • Costume Designer (as Hershel)
    • 1942

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • Deborah Kerr, Robert Taylor, Peter Ustinov, and Patricia Laffan in Quo Vadis (1951)
    Quo Vadis
    7.1
    • costumes recreated by
    • 1951
  • Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc (1948)
    Joan of Arc
    6.4
    • costume supervisor (as Herschel)
    • 1948
  • J. Carrol Naish, Lynne Roberts, and Shepperd Strudwick in Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)
    Dr. Renault's Secret
    6.1
    • wardrobe supervisor (as Herschel)
    • 1942
  • Lynn Bari, Preston Foster, and Noel Madison in Secret Agent of Japan (1942)
    Secret Agent of Japan
    6.7
    • costumer (as Herschel)
    • 1942
  • Harold Huber, Sidney Toler, and Victor Sen Yung in Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
    Charlie Chan in Rio
    6.9
    • wardrobe supervisor (as Herschel)
    • 1941
  • Lynn Bari, Phyllis Brooks, Dixie Dunbar, Leah Ray, Jayne Regan, and Claire Trevor in Walking Down Broadway (1938)
    Walking Down Broadway
    6.0
    • costumer
    • 1938
  • Peter Lorre and Sig Ruman in Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
    Think Fast, Mr. Moto
    6.7
    • costumer (as Herschel)
    • 1937
  • Wendy Barrie and Lawrence Tibbett in Under Your Spell (1936)
    Under Your Spell
    5.8
    • costumer
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Herschel
  • Born
    • August 6, 1912
    • Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • February 3, 1956
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Costume designer, first at 20th Century Fox, 1931-1935, 1943-1950. Mostly involved with serialised B-movies, such as Charlie Chan and Mr.Moto. At MGM from 1951, having graduated to A-grade films like Quo Vadis (1951) and with a promising career ahead of him. Died suddenly aged 43, in 1956.

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