---
name: "Edward Stevenson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/edward-stevenson"
fi1m_id: "edward-stevenson"
imdb_id: "nm0828926"
tmdb_id: 10153
wikidata_id: "Q592131"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "13 May 1906"
died: "2 December 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-09-25T03:34:28.741481+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Edward Stevenson

## Identity

Edward Stevenson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/edward-stevenson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** edward-stevenson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0828926
- **TMDB ID:** 10153
- **Wikidata ID:** Q592131
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Stevenson_(costume_designer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q592131, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0828926/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10153

Costume designer. Born 13 May 1906 in Pocatello, Idaho, USA. Died 2 December 1968.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 13 May 1906, Pocatello, Idaho, USA
- **Died:** 2 December 1968
- **Active:** 1932–1947
- **Also known as:** Edward Manson Stevenson, Edward M. Stevenson, Eddie Stevenson
- **Frequently works with:** [Frank Capra](https://film.one/person/frank-capra.md), [Joseph Cotten](https://film.one/person/joseph-cotten.md), [Orson Welles](https://film.one/person/orson-welles.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 73 (3), 1940s 83 (7)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 87 to 83 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Romance 5, Mystery 3, Thriller 3, Comedy 2, Crime 2
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $40m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Stevenson_(costume_designer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q592131, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0828926/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10153

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*It's a Wonderful Life*](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md) (91)
- **HBO Max:** [*Love Affair*](https://film.one/film/love-affair.md) (85)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Edward Manson Stevenson was an American costume designer. Born in Pocatello, Idaho, he moved to California after high school and interned with designer Andre-ani before entering films. He was named head designer for RKO Studios in 1936 and held the post until 1949.

Stevenson received costume design credits on more than two hundred films and television productions. His work includes *Citizen Kane* (1941), *The Magnificent Ambersons* (1942), *Suspicion* (1941), *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), *Out of the Past* (1947) and *Gunga Din* (1939).

In 1961 he shared the Academy Award for Best Costume Design (black and white) with Edith Head for *The Facts of Life* (1960). He maintained a long association with Lucille Ball, designing her costumes for eighteen years across films and series including *I Love Lucy*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Out of the Past* (1947), Fi1m 89, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-the-past.md)
- *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), Fi1m 91, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md)
- *Murder, My Sweet* (1944), Fi1m 82, Costume Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/murder-my-sweet.md)
- *The Magnificent Ambersons* (1942), Fi1m 89, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-ambersons.md)
- *Citizen Kane* (1941), Fi1m 93, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/citizen-kane.md)
- *Suspicion* (1941), Fi1m 72, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/suspicion.md)
- *Dance, Girl, Dance* (1940), Fi1m 66, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/dance-girl-dance.md)
- *Gunga Din* (1939), Fi1m 68, Costume Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/gunga-din.md)
- *Love Affair* (1939), Fi1m 85, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/love-affair.md)
- *The Bitter Tea of General Yen* (1932), Fi1m 65, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bitter-tea-of-general-yen.md)

## Complete filmography (152)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Lucy in London* (1966), Costume Design
- *The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour* (1964), Costume Design
- *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, Costume Design
- *The Facts of Life* (1960), Wardrobe Designer
- *NBC Sunday Showcase* (1959), series, Costume Coordinator
- *The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour* (1957), series, Wardrobe Designer
- *The Magnificent Matador* (1955), Costume Design
- *War Arrow* (1953), Costume Design
- *The Redhead from Wyoming* (1953), Costume Design
- *Against All Flags* (1952), Costume Designer
- *What Price Glory* (1952), Costume Design
- *At Sword's Point* (1952), Costume Design
- *Anne of the Indies* (1951), Costume Design
- *The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel* (1951), Costume Design
- *David and Bathsheba* (1951), Costume Design
- *The Secret of Convict Lake* (1951), Costume Design
- *Fourteen Hours* (1951), Costume Design
- *The 13th Letter* (1951), Costume Design
- *I'd Climb the Highest Mountain* (1951), Costume Design
- *The Jackpot* (1950), Costume Design
- *Two Flags West* (1950), Costume Design
- *Stella* (1950), Costume Designer
- *Cheaper by the Dozen* (1950), Costume Design
- *Easy Living* (1949), Costume Design
- *The Big Steal* (1949), Costume Design
- *Adventure in Baltimore* (1949), Costume Design
- *A Woman's Secret* (1949), Costume Designer
- *Blood on the Moon* (1948), Costume Design
- *Race Street* (1948), Costume Design
- *I Remember Mama* (1948), Costume Design
- *The Judge Steps Out* (1947), Costume Design
- *Out of the Past* (1947), Costume Design — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-the-past.md)
- *The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer* (1947), Costume Design
- *They Won't Believe Me* (1947), Costume Designer
- *The Woman on the Beach* (1947), Costume Design
- *Honeymoon* (1947), Costume Design
- *Sinbad the Sailor* (1947), Costume Designer
- *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), Costume Design — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md)
- *Lady Luck* (1946), Costume Designer
- *Do You Love Me* (1946), Costume Design
- *Bedlam* (1946), Costume Designer
- *The Truth About Murder* (1946), Costume Design
- *From This Day Forward* (1946), Costume Design
- *The Spiral Staircase* (1946), Costume Design
- *Man Alive* (1945), Costume Design
- *George White's Scandals* (1945), Costume Design
- *The Spanish Main* (1945), Costume Design
- *China Sky* (1945), Costume Design
- *Zombies on Broadway* (1945), Costume Design
- *The Enchanted Cottage* (1945), Costume Design
- *Having Wonderful Crime* (1945), Costume Design
- *What a Blonde* (1945), Costume Design
- *Experiment Perilous* (1944), Costume Design
- *Murder, My Sweet* (1944), Costume Designer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/murder-my-sweet.md)
- *Tall in the Saddle* (1944), Costume Designer
- *Youth Runs Wild* (1944), Costume Design
- *Mademoiselle Fifi* (1944), Costume Design
- *Bride by Mistake* (1944), Costume Design
- *The Curse of the Cat People* (1944), Costume Designer
- *The Ghost Ship* (1943), Costume Design
- *Government Girl* (1943), Costume Design
- *Gangway for Tomorrow* (1943), Costume Design
- *The Fallen Sparrow* (1943), Costume Designer
- *A Lady Takes a Chance* (1943), Costume Design
- *Behind the Rising Sun* (1943), Costume Design
- *Journey into Fear* (1943), Costume Design
- *The Magnificent Ambersons* (1942), Costume Design — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-ambersons.md)
- *My Favorite Spy* (1942), Costume Design
- *Mexican Spitfire at Sea* (1942), Costume Design
- *Valley of the Sun* (1942), Costume Design, Costumer
- *Weekend for Three* (1941), Costume Design
- *Look Who's Laughing* (1941), Costume Design
- *Suspicion* (1941), Costume Design — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/suspicion.md)
- *All That Money Can Buy* (1941), Costume Design
- *Father Takes a Wife* (1941), Costume Design
- *My Life with Caroline* (1941), Costume Design
- *Sunny* (1941), Costume Design
- *They Met in Argentina* (1941), Costume Design
- *Citizen Kane* (1941), Costume Design — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/citizen-kane.md)
- *A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob* (1941), as Wardrobe Master
- *Play Girl* (1941), Wardrobe Designer
- *You'll Find Out* (1940), Costume Design
- *They Knew What They Wanted* (1940), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *Dance, Girl, Dance* (1940), Costume Design — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/dance-girl-dance.md)
- *You Can't Fool Your Wife* (1940), Costume Design
- *Irene* (1940), Costume Design
- *Swiss Family Robinson* (1940), Costume Design
- *Reno* (1939), Costume Design
- *That's Right – You're Wrong* (1939), Costume Design
- *In Name Only* (1939), Costume Design
- *Five Came Back* (1939), Costume Designer
- *Panama Lady* (1939), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *Sorority House* (1939), Costume Design
- *Love Affair* (1939), Costume Design — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/love-affair.md)
- *Beauty for the Asking* (1939), Costume Design
- *Gunga Din* (1939), Costume Designer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/gunga-din.md)
- *Pacific Liner* (1939), Costume Design
- *The Mad Miss Manton* (1938), Costume Design
- *Carefree* (1938), Wardrobe Designer
- *Having Wonderful Time* (1938), Costume Design
- *Blond Cheat* (1938), Costume Design
- *The Saint in New York* (1938), Costume Design
- *Joy of Living* (1938), Costume Design
- *This Marriage Business* (1938), Costume Designer
- *She's Got Everything* (1937), Costume Design
- *Hitting a New High* (1937), Costume Design
- *Fight for Your Lady* (1937), Costume Design
- *There Goes the Groom* (1937), Costume Design
- *Breakfast for Two* (1937), Costume Design
- *Music for Madame* (1937), Costume Design
- *The Toast of New York* (1937), Costume Design
- *Super-Sleuth* (1937), Costume Design
- *New Faces of 1937* (1937), Costume Design
- *There Goes My Girl* (1937), Costume Design
- *You Can't Buy Luck* (1937), Costume Design
- *We're on the Jury* (1937), Costume Design
- *They Wanted to Marry* (1937), Costume Design
- *That Girl from Paris* (1936), Costume Design
- *The Plot Thickens* (1936), Costume Design
- *Make Way for a Lady* (1936), Costume Design
- *The Bitter Tea of General Yen* (1932), Costume Design — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bitter-tea-of-general-yen.md)
- *The Last Man* (1932), Costume Designer
- *War Correspondent* (1932), Costume Designer
- *Hotel Continental* (1932), Costume Design
- *Platinum Blonde* (1931), Costume Design
- *Side Show* (1931), Costume Design
- *Misbehaving Ladies* (1931), Costume Design
- *The Finger Points* (1931), Costume Design
- *Woman Hungry* (1931), Costume Designer
- *Father's Son* (1931), Costume Design
- *Kiss Me Again* (1931), Costume Design
- *The Lash* (1930), Costume Design
- *Sunny* (1930), Costume Design
- *The Truth About Youth* (1930), Costume Design
- *Kismet* (1930), Costume Design
- *The Life of the Party* (1930), Costume Design
- *Bright Lights* (1930), Costume Design
- *The Dawn Patrol* (1930), Costume Design
- *Sweethearts and Wives* (1930), Costume Design
- *The Song of the Flame* (1930), Costume Design
- *A Notorious Affair* (1930), Costume Design
- *Show Girl in Hollywood* (1930), Costume Design
- *Murder Will Out* (1930), Costume Designer
- *Ladies of Leisure* (1930), Costume Designer
- *Sally* (1930), Costume Designer
- *Lilies of the Field* (1930), Costume Designer
- *Wedding Rings* (1929), Costume Design
- *The Painted Angel* (1929), Costume Designer
- *Footlights and Fools* (1929), Costume Design
- *Her Private Life* (1929), Costume Design
- *Smiling Irish Eyes* (1929), Costume Design
- *The White Moth* (1924), Costume Design

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 1961: Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (won), for *The Facts of Life*
- 1952: Best Costume Design, Color (nominated), for *David and Bathsheba*
- 1952: Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (nominated), for *The Mudlark*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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