Gile Steele

Costume designer. Born 24 September 1908 in Ohio. Died 16 January 1952.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscars2 won · 4 nominated

Born

24 September 1908, Ohio

Died

16 January 1952

Active

1940–1949

Frequently works with

Claudine West, George Froeschel, William Wyler

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Fi1m against the critics

80Fi1m

72Critics

We rate Gile’s work 7 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $16m across 2 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 4 nominated
Active: 1940–1949

Genres

Drama3
Romance2
Comedy1
History1
War1
Western1

Best and worst on Fi1m

90BestThe Heiress1949

68WorstThe Paleface1948

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21930s

361940s

91950s

Directors most worked with

William Wyler2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards2 won · 4 nominated

Nominated1953Best Costume Design, Color · The Merry Widow
Nominated1952Best Costume Design, Color · The Great Caruso
Nominated1952Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · Kind Lady
Won1951Best Costume Design, Color · Samson and Delilah
Won1950Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · The Heiress
Nominated1949Best Costume Design, Color · The Emperor Waltz

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.