Walter Plunkett
Biography
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Costume & Make-Up
Known Credits
199
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-06-04 (123 years old)
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA
Acting
1957
Van Gogh: Darkness into Light as SelfCrew
1965
7 Women Costume Design1965
Marriage on the Rocks Costume Design1962
How the West Was Won Costume Design1962
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Costume Design1962
Two Weeks in Another Town Costume Design1961
Pocketful of Miracles Costume Design1960
Home from the Hill Costume Design1960
Cimarron Costume Design1960
Bells Are Ringing Costume Design1960
Pollyanna Costume Designer1958
The Sheepman Costume Design1958
The Brothers Karamazov Costume Design1958
The Law and Jake Wade Costume Design1958
Some Came Running Costume Design1957
The Wings of Eagles Wardrobe Master1957
Raintree County Costume Design1957
Gun Glory Costume Design1956
Forbidden Planet Costume Design1956
Lust for Life Costume Designer1956
Tribute to a Bad Man Costume Design1956
The Fastest Gun Alive Costume Design1956
Diane Costume Design1955
The King's Thief Costume Design1955
Jupiter's Darling Costume Designer1955
The Scarlet Coat Costume Design1955
Moonfleet Costume Design1955
Many Rivers to Cross Costume Design1955
The Glass Slipper Costume Design1954
Athena Costume Design1954
Deep in My Heart Costume Design1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Costume Design1954
Valley of the Kings Costume Design1953
The Actress Costume Design1953
Kiss Me Kate Costume Design1953
Young Bess Costume Design1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant Costume Design1953
Ride, Vaquero! Costume Design1952
Singin' in the Rain Costume Design1952
Carbine Williams Costume Design1952
The Prisoner of Zenda Costume Design1952
Million Dollar Mermaid Costume Design1952
Plymouth Adventure Costume Design1951
Show Boat Costume Design1951
Kind Lady Wardrobe Designer1951
Payment on Demand Costume Design1951
Mr. Imperium Costume Design1951
An American in Paris Costume Design1951
Soldiers Three Costume Design1951
The Man with a Cloak Costume Design1951
Westward the Women Costume Design1951
The Law and the Lady Costume Design1950
The Outriders Costume Design1950
The Toast of New Orleans Costume Design1950
Stars in My Crown Costume Design1950
Two Weeks with Love Costume Design1950
Black Hand Costume Design1950
Father of the Bride Costume Design1950
King Solomon's Mines Costume Design1950
Summer Stock Costume Design1950
The Magnificent Yankee Costume Design1950
Annie Get Your Gun Costume Design1950
The Happy Years Costume Design1950
Devil's Doorway Costume Design1949
That Forsyte Woman Costume Design1949
Adam's Rib Costume Design1949
Little Women Costume Design1949
The Secret Garden Costume Design1949
Madame Bovary Costume Designer1948
The Three Musketeers Costume Design1948
Summer Holiday Costume Design1948
The Kissing Bandit Costume Designer1947
The Sea of Grass Costume Design1947
Song of Love Costume Design1947
Green Dolphin Street Costume Design1946
Duel in the Sun Costume Design1945
A Song to Remember Costume Design1945
Along Came Jones Costume Design1944
Knickerbocker Holiday Costume Design1943
Forever and a Day Costume Design1943
In Old Oklahoma Costume Designer1942
Lady for a Night Costume Design1941
The Corsican Brothers Costume Design1941
Ladies in Retirement Costume Design1941
Lydia Costume Design1940
Vigil in the Night Costume Design1939
Stagecoach Costume Design1939
Gone with the Wind Costume Design1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Costume Designer1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle Costume Design1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Costume Designer1937
Nothing Sacred Costume Design1937
The Woman I Love Costume Design1937
The Soldier and the Lady Costume Design1937
Quality Street Costume Design1936
The Plough and the Stars Costume Design1936
Mary of Scotland Costume Design1936
Chatterbox Costume Designer1936
A Woman Rebels Costume Design1935
Annie Oakley Costume Design1935
Village Tale Costume Design1935
To Beat the Band Costume Design1935
Alice Adams Costume Design1935
Chasing Yesterday Costume Design1935
Captain Hurricane Costume Design1935
Jalna Costume Design1935
The Three Musketeers Costume Design1935
Enchanted April Costume Design1935
The Return Of Peter Grimm Costume Design1935
Hooray for Love Costume Design1935
The Arizonian Costume Design1935
His Family Tree Costume Design1935
Another Face Costume Design1935
The Rainmakers Costume Design1935
Hot Tip Costume Design1935
The Informer Costume Design1934
The Fountain Costume Design1934
The Gay Divorcee Costume Design1934
The Crime Doctor Costume Designer1934
Where Sinners Meet Costume Design1934
Murder on the Blackboard Costume Design1934
Stingaree Costume Design1934
By Your Leave Costume Design1934
Wednesday's Child Costume Design1934
Cockeyed Cavaliers Costume Design1934
This Man Is Mine Costume Design1934
Man of Two Worlds Costume Design1934
The Meanest Gal in Town Costume Design1934
Long Lost Father Costume Design1934
Success at Any Price Costume Design1934
Sing and Like It Costume Design1934
Hips, Hips, Hooray! Costume Design1934
Spitfire Costume Design1934
Keep 'Em Rolling Costume Design1934
Hat, Coat and Glove Costume Design1934
His Greatest Gamble Costume Design1934
Strictly Dynamite Costume Design1934
Their Big Moment Costume Design1934
The Age of Innocence Costume Design1934
Dangerous Corner Costume Design1934
Let's Try Again Costume Design1934
Gridiron Flash Costume Design1934
Bachelor Bait Costume Design1934
The Richest Girl in the World Costume Design1934
Down to Their Last Yacht Costume Design1934
West of the Pecos Costume Design1934
The Life of Vergie Winters Costume Design1934
Anne of Green Gables Costume Design1934
Kentucky Kernels Costume Design1934
We're Rich Again Costume Design1934
Lightning Strikes Twice Costume Design1934
The Little Minister Costume Design1934
The Silver Streak Costume Design1934
Of Human Bondage Costume Designer1934
Woman in the Dark Costume Design1933
The Son of Kong Costume Design1933
Flying Down to Rio Costume Design1933
Scarlet River Costume Design1933
Christopher Strong Costume Design1933
Lucky Devils Costume Design1933
Melody Cruise Costume Design1933
Blind Adventure Costume Design1933
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men Costume Design1933
Ace of Aces Costume Design1933
The Great Jasper Costume Design1933
Ann Vickers Costume Design1933
Little Women Costume Design1933
The Right To Romance Costume Design1933
Emergency Call Costume Design1933
No Marriage Ties Costume Design1933
The Silver Cord Costume Design1933
Double Harness Costume Design1933
Sweepings Costume Design1933
The Past of Mary Holmes Costume Design1933
Cross Fire Costume Design1933
Morning Glory Costume Design1933
King Kong Costume Design1933
Tomorrow at Seven Costume Design1932
The Phantom of Crestwood Costume Design1932
The Animal Kingdom Costume Design1932
Night After Night Costume Design1932
The Most Dangerous Game Costume Design1930
Dixiana Costume Design1929
The Very Idea Costume Design1929
The Delightful Rogue Costume Design1929
The Vagabond Lover Costume Design1929
Rio Rita Costume Design1929
Seven Keys to Baldpate Costume Design1929
Tanned Legs Costume Design1929
Love In The Desert Costume Design1929
Half Marriage Costume Design1929
Night Parade Costume Design1928
Wallflowers Costume Design1927
Legionnaires in Paris Costume Design1927
The Bandit's Son Costume Design1927
Lightning Lariats Costume Design1927
The Boy Rider Costume Designer1926
A Regular Scout Costume Design1926
One Minute to Play Costume Design