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1. Interview of Magdalena Striegl Kuehne

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
6.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews documents the work of costumers in the film and television industries in Los Angeles. The interviews preserve a dimension of Hollywood history and Los Angeles history that has been under-documented to date.
Biographical Note:
Costume maker who had a career in film, television, and custom-made fashion. Costume maker who had a career in film, television, and custom-made fashion. Won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Motion Picture Costumers, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 705.

2. Interview of Dodie Shepard

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
5.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews documents the work of costumers in the film and television industries in Los Angeles. The interviews preserve a dimension of Hollywood history and Los Angeles history that has been under-documented to date.
Biographical Note:
Costumer and costume designer who worked on films such as My Fair Lady and To Kill a Mockingbird and on TV shows such as Mannix and Mission Impossible.

3. Interview of Jenny Green

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
2 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews documents the work of costumers in the film and television industries in Los Angeles. The interviews preserve a dimension of Hollywood history and Los Angeles history that has been under-documented to date.
Biographical Note:
Costume director for San Francisco Opera and L.A. Opera. Shop manager for Star Wars: Episode VI, Return of the Jedi.

4. Interview of Andrea Weaver

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
3.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews documents the work of costumers in the film and television industries in Los Angeles. The interviews preserve a dimension of Hollywood history and Los Angeles history that has been under-documented to date.
Biographical Note:
Costumer who worked on the movies Harold and Maude, The Sting, Raging Bull, Mommie Dearest, Hook, Seabiscuit, Walk the Line, and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Also created costumes for television movies and series, including Star Trek: The Original Series, the Missio...

5. Interview of Maggie Schpak

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
2.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews documents the work of costumers in the film and television industries in Los Angeles. The interviews preserve a dimension of Hollywood history and Los Angeles history that has been under-documented to date.
Biographical Note:
Owner of Studio Art Metal, a shop that has provided metalwork for the costume and props department for hundreds of films and television productions.

6. Interview of Kimberly Little

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
1.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews documents the work of costumers in the film and television industries in Los Angeles. The interviews preserve a dimension of Hollywood history and Los Angeles history that has been under-documented to date.
Biographical Note:
Co-founder of Muto-Little custom-made costume shop. Career in costuming that has included work in film, television, opera, and popular music.

7. Interview of Antoinette Muto

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
1.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series of interviews documents the work of costumers in the film and television industries in Los Angeles. The interviews preserve a dimension of Hollywood history and Los Angeles history that has been under-documented to date.
Biographical Note:
Co-founder of Muto-Little custom-made costume shop. Career in costuming that has included work in film, television, opera, and popular music.