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- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leah Rhodes started her working life rather modestly as a window dresser in her home town and in San Antonio. After moving from Texas to California in 1926 she gained on-the-job experience in the Warner Brothers wardrobe department, eventually becoming apprenticed to the legendary Orry-Kelly. By 1939, she was officially signed under contract as a fully-fledged costume designer and began to work on A-grade features, effectively replacing Orry-Kelly who had been drafted for wartime military service. Rhodes remained at Warners until 1950, then headed the costume department at Universal, followed by a spell at Paramount. She also designed for television and for specialty shows in Las Vegas. On Broadway, she collaborated with Edith Head on the costumes for "Edwin Booth" (1959), directed by José Ferrer.
Many of her designs played an important part in creating screen history, as, for example, Lauren Bacall's gowns for The Big Sleep (1946) which set the standard for the Bacall 'look' in subsequent films. Leah's rich, colourful costumes also added immensely to the lavish Technicolor swashbuckler Adventures of Don Juan (1948), for which she, and co-designers Marjorie Best and Travilla, deservedly shared an Academy Award.- Additional Crew
Shirley 'Little Dove' Custalow McGowan was born on 1 March 1943 in West Point, Virginia, USA. Shirley 'Little Dove' Custalow is known for Pocahontas (1995). Shirley 'Little Dove' Custalow was married to Olson B. "Mickey" McGowan. Shirley 'Little Dove' Custalow died on 13 September 2021 in West Point, Viriginia, USA.- Marty Maher was born on 25 June 1876 in Ballycrine, County Tipperary, Ireland. He was a writer, known for The Long Gray Line (1955) and The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). He was married to Mary O'Donnell Maher. He died on 17 January 1961 in West Point, New York, USA.
- Producer
- Director
- Actor
Poet, journalist, filmmaker, Ron Tibbett was most well known for founding Mississippi's first film festival, the Magnolia. His first film, the rarely seen "Toni, Randi, and Marie" won best cinematography at the Toronto Film Festival in 1977. Tibbett wouldn't direct another film until the early '90s when he and his wife, Dr. Charlotte Magnussen moved to West Point, Mississippi. The film was "Swept Off My Feet" and while looking for festivals to submit it to, Tibbett found that there were none in Mississppi. He started his own and since the Mag premiered in 1997, three more film festivals have started in Mississppi. One film submission to the Mag impressed Tibbett so much that he and the director, Bill Brown set off to make a film together. That film was "Buffalo Common." Directed by Brown and produced by Tibbett, "Buffalo Common" is a subconscious road trip through the forgotten missile silos of North Dakota. The film was an official selection of the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and made the Village Voice's Top Ten Avant Garde list. Tibbett has been responsible for starting the career's of Mississippi's youngest and most promising filmmakers. He commissioned Alex B.D. Barton to make a film for the first Mag in 1997. This film was a stop-motion gore fest entitled "Planet X." Since then, Barton has won several awards for his animated films ranging from political cartoons to special effects in music videos. Tibbett met noise musician and filmmaker Shane Ballard on the set of "Cookie Jar," directed by another pupil of his, J. Alec Hawkins. Ballard's unique life style and interest in pop culture obscurities inspired Tibbett to direct his final film, "Citizen Shane." The documentary follows Ballard on a hilarious and touching campaign for sheriff of Lowndes County. The film has slowly become an underground success and most people think the film must be fictional due to Ballard's larger than life persona (not to mention his house was practically a museum of 20th century madness). Sadly, Ron Tibbett lost his life in a car accident not far from home. He left a legacy that went beyond just his films, but the entire film community. A tribute was held in his honor on March 7th, 2005 in New York City.