About Sheila O'Brien
Lived 1902 – 1983 (aged 80). Sheila O'Brien was an American costume designer.
Sheila O’Brien (October 9, 1902 in Texas – January 26, 1983) was an American costume designer.
O'Brien began her career as a seamstress for Paramount Pictures but transferred to the costume department of MGM, where she worked as a costume department dresser on The Wizard of Oz in 1939, coming into her own as a Hollywood costume designer in the 1950s. She was a favourite of Joan Crawford’s, dressing her in Sudden Fear (1952, for which O’Brien received an Oscar nomination), Johnny Guitar (1954) and Female on the Beach (1955). O’Brien died of cancer in 1983.
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Who was Sheila O'Brien?
American costume designer (1902–1983)
When was Sheila O'Brien born?
Sheila O'Brien was born on 9 October 1902 in Texas.
When did Sheila O'Brien die?
Sheila O'Brien died on 26 January 1983 in Los Angeles.
What was Sheila O'Brien's occupation?
Sheila O'Brien was a costume designer.
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Sheila O'Brien was American.
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