Bill Thomas (costume designer)

Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas
	Bill Thomas (1951)
Born	William Thomas; October 13, 1921; Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died	May 30, 2000 (aged 78); Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation	Costume Designer
Years active	1950-1983

Bill Thomas (October 13, 1921 – May 30, 2000) was an American Academy Award-winning costume designer who had over 180 credits. He is perhaps best known for films like Babes in Toyland, Spartacus and The Happiest Millionaire. He was nominated 10 times.

In 2006 the Costume Designers Guild Awards put him in the Hall of Fame.^[1]

Oscar nominations[]

All of these were for Best Costumes.

33rd Academy Awards-Nominated for Seven Thieves (in best costumes-B/W). Lost to The Facts of Life.
33rd Academy Awards-Spartacus (in best costumes-color). Shared with Arlington Valles. Won.^[2]
34th Academy Awards-Nominated for Babes in Toyland (in best costumes-color). Lost to West Side Story.^[3]
35th Academy Awards-Nominated for Bon Voyage! (best costumes-color). Lost to The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm.^[4]
36th Academy Awards-Nominated for Toys in the Attic (costumes-black and white). Lost to 8½.^[5]
38th Academy Awards-Nominated for Ship of Fools (costumes-black and white). Shared with Jean Louis. Lost to Darling.
38th Academy Awards-Nominated for Inside Daisy Clover (costumes-color). Shared with Edith Head. Lost to Doctor Zhivago.^[6]
40th Academy Awards-Nominated for The Happiest Millionaire. Lost to Camelot.^[7]
43rd Academy Awards-Nominated for The Hawaiians. Lost to Cromwell.^[8]
44th Academy Awards-Nominated for Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Lost to Nicholas and Alexandra.^[9]

References[]

^ "8th annual awards". Costume Designers Guild Awards. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ "The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

External links[]

Bill Thomas at IMDb

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[1] "8th annual awards". Costume Designers Guild Awards. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

[Oscars1961-2] "The 33rd Academy Awards (1961) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

[Oscars1962-3] "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

[Oscars1963-4] "The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

[Oscars1964-5] "The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

[Oscars1966-6] "The 38th Academy Awards (1966) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

[Oscars1968-7] "The 40th Academy Awards (1968) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

[Oscars1971-8] "The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

[Oscars1972-9] "The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

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show v t Academy Award for Best Costume Design
1948–1956	1948 (Black and white): Roger K. Furse / (Color): Dorothy Jeakins and Barbara Karinska 1949 (bw): Edith Head and Gile Steele / (c): Marjorie Best, Leah Rhodes and William Travilla 1950 (bw): Edith Head, Charles LeMaire / (c): Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele, Gwen Wakeling 1951 (bw): Edith Head /(c): Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff 1952 (bw): Helen Rose / (c): Marcel Vertès 1953 (bw): Edith Head / (c): Charles LeMaire, Emile Santiago 1954 (bw): Edith Head / (c): Sanzo Wada 1955 (bw): Helen Rose / (c): Charles LeMaire 1956 (bw): Jean Louis / (c): Irene Sharaff
1957–1958	1957: Orry-Kelly 1958: Cecil Beaton
1959–1960	1959 (bw): Orry-Kelly / (c): Elizabeth Haffenden 1960 (bw): Edith Head and Edward Stevenson / (c): Bill Thomas and Arlington Valles
1961–1966	1961 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Irene Sharaff 1962 (bw): Norma Koch / (c): Mary Wills 1963 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Renié, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Irene Sharaff 1964 (bw): Dorothy Jeakins / (c): Cecil Beaton 1965 (bw): Julie Harris / (c): Phyllis Dalton 1966 (bw): Irene Sharaff / (c): Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden
1967–1980	1967: John Truscott 1968: Danilo Donati 1969: Margaret Furse 1970: Vittorio Nino Novarese 1971: Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo 1972: Anthony Powell 1973: Edith Head 1974: Theoni V. Aldredge 1975: Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Söderlund 1976: Danilo Donati 1977: John Mollo 1978: Anthony Powell 1979: Albert Wolsky 1980: Anthony Powell
1981–2000	1981: Milena Canonero 1982: Bhanu Athaiya and John Mollo 1983: Marik Vos-Lundh 1984: Theodor Pištěk 1985: Emi Wada 1986: Jenny Beavan and John Bright 1987: James Acheson 1988: James Acheson 1989: Phyllis Dalton 1990: Franca Squarciapino 1991: Albert Wolsky 1992: Eiko Ishioka 1993: Gabriella Pescucci 1994: Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner 1995: James Acheson 1996: Ann Roth 1997: Deborah Lynn Scott 1998: Sandy Powell 1999: Lindy Hemming 2000: Janty Yates
2001–present	2001: Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie 2002: Colleen Atwood 2003: Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor 2004: Sandy Powell 2005: Colleen Atwood 2006: Milena Canonero 2007: Alexandra Byrne 2008: Michael O'Connor 2009: Sandy Powell 2010: Colleen Atwood 2011: Mark Bridges 2012: Jacqueline Durran 2013: Catherine Martin 2014: Milena Canonero 2015: Jenny Beavan 2016: Colleen Atwood 2017: Mark Bridges 2018: Ruth E. Carter 2019: Jacqueline Durran 2020: Ann Roth
Black and White / Color separate (1948–1956, 1959–1966)

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Bill Thomas
Bill Thomas (1951)
Born	William Thomas (1921-10-13)October 13, 1921 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died	May 30, 2000(2000-05-30) (aged 78) Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation	Costume Designer
Years active	1950-1983