Dorothy Jeakins

Costume designer. Born 11 January 1914 in San Diego, California, USA. Died 21 November 1995.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscars3 won · 9 nominated

Born

11 January 1914, San Diego, California, USA

Died

21 November 1995

Active

1952–1987

Frequently works with

Cecil B. DeMille, Charlton Heston, Dorothy McGuire, Edith Head, Fredric M. Frank, Shirley Jones

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

72Fi1m

72Critics

We rate Dorothy’s work 1 point below the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 798

Under 601

Of 11 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 11 films
Screen time: 25 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $602m across 8 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscars3 won · 9 nominated
Active: 1952–1987

Genres

Drama9
Romance6
Family2
Music2
Adventure1
Comedy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestThe Dead1987

56WorstThe Greatest Show on Earth1952

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21940s

221950s

191960s

131970s

31980s

Directors most worked with

Cecil B. DeMille2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Charlton Heston2 titles

Dorothy McGuire2 titles

Shirley Jones2 titles