Elizabeth Haffenden | |
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Born |
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK |
18 April 1906
Died | 29 May 1976 London, England, UK |
(aged 70)
Occupation | Costume designer |
Years active | 1934–1975 |
Elizabeth Haffenden (18 April 1906 – 29 May 1976) was a British costume designer who won two Academy Awards; the first was for the film Ben-Hur in the category Best Costume design-Color during the 1959 Academy Awards. Her second was for the film A Man for All Seasons during the 1966 Oscars, also for Best Costume design-Color. She also won the BAFTA Award.
Haffenden designed the costumes for most of the Gainsborough Melodramas of the 1940s.