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Frank L. Thompson(1920-1977)

  • Costume Designer
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Frank L. Thompson was born on 19 August 1920 in Oklahoma, USA. He was a costume designer, known for The Parallax View (1974), The Pajama Game (1957) and Wind Across the Everglades (1958). He died on 4 June 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 19, 1920
DiedJune 4, 1977(56)
BornAugust 19, 1920
DiedJune 4, 1977(56)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

The Parallax View (1974)
The Parallax View
7.1
  • Costume Designer(as Frank Thompson)
  • 1974
Doris Day, Ralph W. Chambers, Ralph Dunn, Eddie Foy Jr., Owen Martin, John Raitt, and Jack Straw in The Pajama Game (1957)
The Pajama Game
6.6
  • Costume Department(as Frank Thompson)
  • 1957
Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
Wind Across the Everglades
6.5
  • Costume Designer(as Frank Thompson)
  • 1958
Richard Rodgers in America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976)
America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music
7.3
TV Special
  • Costume Designer
  • 1976

Credits

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Costume Designer

  • The Nutcracker (1977)
    The Nutcracker
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer (as Frank Thompson)
    • 1977
  • Richard Rodgers in America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976)
    America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music
    7.3
    TV Special
    • Costume Designer
    • 1976
  • The Bell Telephone Jubilee (1976)
    The Bell Telephone Jubilee
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1976
  • Barbra Streisand in For Pete's Sake (1974)
    For Pete's Sake
    6.2
    • Costume Designer (as Frank Thompson)
    • 1974
  • The Parallax View (1974)
    The Parallax View
    7.1
    • Costume Designer (as Frank Thompson)
    • 1974
  • Free to Be... You and Me (1974)
    Free to Be... You and Me
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer (as Frank Thompson)
    • 1974
  • The Country Girl
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1974
  • Badge 373 (1973)
    Badge 373
    5.7
    • Costume Designer (as Frank Thompson)
    • 1973
  • Burt Reynolds and Sarah Miles in The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973)
    The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
    6.2
    • Costume Designer (as Frank Thompson)
    • 1973
  • Shamus (1973)
    Shamus
    6.0
    • Costume Designer (as Frank Thompson)
    • 1973
  • Liza with a Z (1972)
    Liza with a Z
    8.4
    TV Special
    • Costume Designer (as Frank Thompson)
    • 1972
  • Shirley MacLaine in The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)
    The Possession of Joel Delaney
    5.7
    • Costume Designer (as Frank Thompson)
    • 1972
  • Fol-de-Rol (1972)
    Fol-de-Rol
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1972
  • The Hospital (1971)
    The Hospital
    7.1
    • Costume Designer (as Frank Thompson)
    • 1971
  • Singer Presents Burt Bacharach
    8.2
    TV Special
    • Costume Designer (as Frank Thompson)
    • 1971

Costume Department

  • Happy Endings
    TV Movie
    • costumes (as Frank Thompson)
    • 1975
  • The Corner Bar
    5.1
    TV Series
    • costumes
    • 1972
  • Day of Absence
    TV Movie
    • costumes
    • 1971
  • Harry & Lena
    TV Special
    • Mr. Belafonte's costumes designed by
    • 1970
  • The Kraft Music Hall (1967)
    The Kraft Music Hall
    6.4
    TV Series
    • costumes
    • costumer
    • 1967–1969
  • Happy Anniversary (1959)
    Happy Anniversary
    5.6
    • wardrobe (as Frank Thompson)
    • 1959
  • Doris Day, Ralph W. Chambers, Ralph Dunn, Eddie Foy Jr., Owen Martin, John Raitt, and Jack Straw in The Pajama Game (1957)
    The Pajama Game
    6.6
    • assistant costume designer (as Frank Thompson)
    • 1957
  • Ann Blyth, Vic Damone, Dolores Gray, and Howard Keel in Kismet (1955)
    Kismet
    6.2
    • assistant costumer (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • The Buick Circus Hour (1952)
    The Buick Circus Hour
    TV Series
    • costumer
    • 1952
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
    The Colgate Comedy Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • costumes
    • costumer
    • costumes by
    • 1950–1951

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Frank Thompson
  • Born
    • August 19, 1920
    • Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • June 4, 1977
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    (stage) The Tenth Man - designed costumes for original Broadway production, Booth Theatre, November 1959.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His last project was the costume designs for Mikhail Baryshnikov's production of Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker", on both stage and television. Thompson died six months before the television version was actually shown.

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