Gile Steele | |
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| Born | (1908-09-24)September 24, 1908 Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Died | March 16, 1952(1952-03-16) (aged 43) Santa Monica,California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale, California) |
| Occupation | Costume Designer |
| Years active | 1938–1952 |
| Known for | Costume Designer atMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer andParamount Pictures |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Costume Design x 2 |
Gile Steele (September 24, 1908 — January 16, 1952) was aHollywoodcostume designer.
His career began atMGM in 1938 with one of his first assignments being theNorma Shearer filmMarie Antoinette. He also worked on many of the company's prestige pictures includingPride and Prejudice andBoom Town (both 1940),Blossoms in the Dust andDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (both 1941),Mrs. Miniver (1942) andMadame Curie (1943). He was one of the first nominees when the category forBest Costume Design was introduced at theAcademy Awards in 1948 for his work onThe Emperor Waltz.
He won theOscar for Best Costume design forThe Heiress in 1949[1] andSamson and Delilah in 1950.[2]
Steele was also an amateur painter of some note.[3]
Steele died around midnight on the evening of January 15-16, 1952. He was driving on Sepulveda Blvd. in Santa Monica[4] when a wall of floodwater 15 feet (4.6 m) high swept his car from the road and deposited it 150 feet (46 m) away[5] in a stormwater drainage area.[6] He drowned before rescuers could get to him.[7]
Steele was divorced.[7] He was survived by his former wife, Barbara Spencer,[8] and his three young children.[4]
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