Anthony Powell (designer)
| Anthony Powell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 June 1935 Chorlton-cum-Hardy, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Awards | Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Tony Award, César Award |
Anthony Powell (born 2 June 1935, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England) is an English costume designer for stage and screen. He has won three Academy Awards, for Travels with My Aunt (1972), Death on the Nile (1978) and Tess (1979). He has worked with directors such as George Cukor, Roman Polanski, Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman and David Lean. Among the stars who have worn his creations are Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Angela Lansbury, Paul Newman, Bette Davis, Warren Beatty, Steve McQueen, Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Roger Moore, Harrison Ford and Johnny Depp.
Powell is a cousin of the costume designer, Sandy Powell.
Raised in Yorkshire and Dublin, Powell began his professional career as a teenager touring with his handmade marionettes. While serving as a wireless operator in the military, he mistakenly lead the British Army of the Occupation in Germany into the Russian zone. After graduating from the Central School of Art and Design in London, he was apprenticed as an assistant to designers including Oliver Messel and Cecil Beaton.
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