Mary Wills

Mary Wills (1914 - 1997) was an American costume designer who worked on a wide variety of feature films.

She was nominated for an Oscar seven times, earning the Academy Award for her colourful designs for The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm in 1962. In addition to designing for film, she has also worked on live shows, including Shipstead & Johnson's Ice Follies and the New Buffalo Bill Wild West Show.

Wills died in Sedona, Arizona, at age 82 of renal failure.

Academy Award for Costume Design (1961–1980)

1961–1966	1961 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Irene Sharaff 1962 (bw): Norma Koch / (c): Mary Wills 1963 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Renié, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Irene Sharaff 1964 (bw): Dorothy Jeakins / (c): Cecil Beaton 1965 (bw): Julie Harris / (c): Phyllis Dalton 1966 (bw): Irene Sharaff / (c): Elizabeth Haffenden

1967–1980	1967: John Truscott 1968: Danilo Donati 1969: Margaret Furse 1970: Vittorio Nino Novarese 1971: Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo 1972: Anthony Powell 1973: Edith Head 1974: Theoni V. Aldredge 1975: Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Söderlund 1976: Danilo Donati 1977: John Mollo 1978: Anthony Powell 1979: Albert Wolsky 1980: Anthony Powell

Complete list (1948–1960) (1961–1980) (1981–2000) (2001–2020) Black & White / Color separate (1948–1956, 1959–1966)

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Name	Wills, Mary
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Short description	American costume designer
Date of birth	1914
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Date of death	1997
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