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Adele Palmer is a Costume Design American born on 22 october 1915 at Santa Ana (USA)

Adele Palmer

Adele Palmer
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Nationality USA
Birth 22 october 1915 at Santa Ana (USA)
Death 1 july 2008 (at 92 years)

Adele Palmer (parfois créditée Adele), née le 21 octobre 1915 à Santa Ana (Californie), morte le 1er juillet 2008 à Santa Barbara (Californie), est une costumière de cinéma américaine.

Biography

De 1939 à 1959 (année où elle se retire), Adele Palmer collabore à plus de 400 films américains, essentiellement au sein de la Republic Pictures. Durant sa carrière, elle crée en particulier les costumes pour de nombreux westerns, entre autres genres.

Sa filmographie comprend notamment des réalisations de Raoul Walsh (L'Escadron noir en 1940, avec John Wayne et Claire Trevor), d'Orson Welles (Macbeth en 1948, avec Orson Welles et Jeanette Nolan), de Frank Borzage (ex. : Le Fils du pendu en 1948, avec Gail Russell et Ethel Barrymore), de John Ford (ex. : Rio Grande en 1950, avec John Wayne et Maureen O'Hara), d'Allan Dwan (ex. : La Femme aux revolvers en 1952, avec Jane Russell et George Brent), de Joseph Kane (ex. : La Horde sauvage en 1956, avec Barbara Stanwyck et Barry Sullivan), ou encore de Martin Ritt (ex. : Les Feux de l'été en 1958, avec Paul Newman et Orson Welles).

En 1960, elle obtient son unique nomination à l'Oscar de la meilleure création de costumes, pour Rien n’est trop beau de Jean Negulesco (1959, avec Joan Crawford et Stephen Boyd).

Elle est la sœur du monteur Norman R. Palmer (1918-2013).

Best films

Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)
(Costume Supervisor)
The Quiet Man (1952)
(Costume Design)
Moonrise (1948)
(Costume Design)
Singing Guns (1950)
(Costume Design)
Women in War (1940)
(Costume Design)

Usually with

Jack A. Marta
Jack A. Marta
(30 films)
Howard Lydecker
Howard Lydecker
(29 films)
George Milo
George Milo
(24 films)
Reggie Lanning
Reggie Lanning
(20 films)
John Wayne
John Wayne
(12 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Adele Palmer (116 films)

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Costume and makup

The FBI Story, 1h53
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton, Larry Pennell, Ann Doran, Nick Adams
Roles Costume Designer
Rating64% 3.2472953.2472953.2472953.2472953.247295
John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty (James Stewart) narrates the story of a murder, which the viewer sees in a flashback. Young Jack Graham (Nick Adams), takes out life insurance on his mother and plants a bomb in her luggage for a flight that she was taking from Denver, Colorado, to Portland, Oregon, November 1, 1955.
Say One for Me, 2h
Directed by Frank Tashlin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Debbie Reynolds, Robert Wagner, Ray Walston, Les Tremayne, Connie Gilchrist
Roles Costume Design
Rating55% 2.759062.759062.759062.759062.75906
In the middle of New York's theater district sits Father Conroy's parish, where entertainers often attend his services. His parishioners include Holly LeMaise, whose dad Harry was an old vaudevillian.
The Best of Everything, 2h1
Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Hope Lange, Diane Baker, Suzy Parker, Joan Crawford, Robert Evans, Stephen Boyd
Roles Costume Design
Rating65% 3.2967053.2967053.2967053.2967053.296705
Caroline Bender (Lange) is an ambitious young secretary in a publishing firm who, when jilted, finds consolation in the arms of editor Mike Rice (Boyd). Gregg Adams (Parker) is a typist and an aspiring actress romantically involved with stage director David Savage (Jourdan). When the director dumps her, she is devastated, falls from a fire escape while lurking outside his apartment, and dies.
The Long, Hot Summer, 1h55
Directed by Martin Ritt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury
Roles Costume Design
Rating72% 3.6473153.6473153.6473153.6473153.647315
Ben Quick is on trial, suspected of barn-burning, but when no solid evidence is found, the peace judge expels him from town. Ben then hitches a ride to Frenchman's Bend, Mississippi, with two young women in a convertible, Clara Varner and her sister-in-law Eula (Lee Remick). Clara's father, Will Varner, is the domineering owner of most of the town.
Peyton Place, 2h37
Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality, Children's films
Actors Lana Turner, Diane Varsi, Hope Lange, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Philips, John Arthur Kennedy
Roles Costume Design
Rating71% 3.596063.596063.596063.596063.59606
In the seemingly idyllic New England town of Peyton Place, drunkard Lucas Cross (Arthur Kennedy) stumbles out of his house as his son leaves town. Lucas's downtrodden wife, Nellie (Betty Field) goes to work as the housekeeper for Constance "Connie" MacKenzie (Lana Turner), a local dress shop owner. The daughters of the two families, Allison MacKenzie (Diane Varsi) and Selena Cross (Hope Lange) are best friends and are about to graduate high school.
Dakota Incident, 1h28
Directed by Lewis R. Foster
Genres Action, Western
Actors Dale Robertson, Linda Darnell, John Lund, Ward Bond, Regis Toomey, Skip Homeier
Roles Costume Design
Rating60% 3.0026253.0026253.0026253.0026253.002625
Rick Largo and the Banner brothers hold up a bank. Frank is persuaded to shoot brother Johnny by the greedy Largo, so the loot can be split just two ways.
Lisbon
Lisbon (1956)
, 1h30
Directed by Ray Milland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Maureen O'Hara, Ray Milland, Claude Rains, Yvonne Furneaux, Francis Lederer, Percy Marmont
Roles Costume Design
Rating59% 2.953282.953282.953282.953282.95328
The police inspector Fonseca is interested in two Lisbon men in particular, the wealthy and notorious criminal Mavros and an American suspected smuggler with a fast boat, Captain Evans.
A Woman's Devotion, 1h28
Directed by Paul Henreid
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Ralph Meeker, Janice Rule, Paul Henreid, Rosenda Monteros, José Torvay, Fanny Schiller
Roles Costume Supervisor
Rating57% 2.89332.89332.89332.89332.8933
Artist Trevor Stevenson (Meeker), an emotionally scarred World War II veteran, is on honeymoon in Acapulco with his bride Stella (Rule). Shortly after their arrival, two women are murdered. The audience is presented with clues pointing to Trevor's guilt or innocence depending upon one's point of view.
Come Next Spring, 1h32
Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Genres Drama
Actors Ann Sheridan, Walter Brennan, Steve Cochran, Sherry Jackson, Richard Eyer, Edgar Buchanan
Roles Costume Design
Rating70% 3.537483.537483.537483.537483.53748
Après douze ans d'absence, Matt Ballot, autrefois connu pour son caractère bagarreur et son alcoolisme, revient dans sa région. Il y retrouve sa femme Bess qui durant ce temps a continué à s'occuper de la ferme, en élevant ses deux enfants, Annie, une jeune fille qui a perdu l'usage de la parole à la suite d'un accident provoqué par Matt, et Abraham qui ne l'a jamais connu. Bess ne leur cache pas que cet inconnu est leur père. Matt, qui s'est acheté une conduite, désire rester, mais Bess est réticente. Annie et Abraham se sentent attirés vers Matt, qui, petit à petit, se rend indispensable.
Dakota Incident, 1h28
Directed by Lewis R. Foster
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Linda Darnell, Dale Robertson, John Lund, Ward Bond, Regis Toomey, Skip Homeier
Roles Costume Design
Rating60% 3.0026253.0026253.0026253.0026253.002625
The Last Command, 1h50
Directed by Frank Lloyd, William Witney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Sterling Hayden, Arthur Hunnicutt, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Carlson, J. Carrol Naish
Roles Costume Design
Rating62% 3.1486453.1486453.1486453.1486453.148645
La relation des derniers jours de Fort Alamo, assiégé par les troupes du général Santa Ana.
A Man Alone, 1h36
Directed by Ray Milland
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Mary Murphy, Ward Bond, Raymond Burr, Lee Van Cleef, Alan Hale Jr., Arthur Space
Roles Costume Design
Rating63% 3.1912553.1912553.1912553.1912553.191255
On foot after the mercy killing of his horse, Wes Steele finds a stagecoach and a number of dead passengers. He takes a horse and rides to Mesa.
The Eternal Sea, 1h43
Directed by John H. Auer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films
Actors Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith, Ben Cooper, Dean Jagger, Virginia Grey, Hayden Rorke
Roles Costume Supervisor
Rating61% 3.0982353.0982353.0982353.0982353.098235
Histoire vécue du contre-amiral américain John M. Hoskins, chargé de former les pilotes de l'aéronavale, puis de commander un porte-avions qui sera coulé et lui coûtera une jambe. Au lieu d'arrêter, il repartira dans l'aviation de marine à réaction, en Corée, dans laquelle il accomplira des prouesses....