Biography
Anthony Powell (2 June 1935 – 16 April 2021) was an English costume designer for film and stage. He trained at the Central School of Art and Design in London and began his career in theatre, winning a Tony Award for Best Costume Design for the 1963 Broadway revival of The School for Scandal.
Powell received three Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, for Travels with My Aunt (1972), Death on the Nile (1978) and Tess (1979). He collaborated frequently with directors including Roman Polanski and Steven Spielberg, designing costumes for the Indiana Jones films The Temple of Doom (1984) and The Last Crusade (1989), as well as Hook (1991). Other notable credits include Papillon (1973), 101 Dalmatians (1996) and 102 Dalmatians (2000). He also received a BAFTA and a César Award for his work.
