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roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "30 June 1905"
died: "2 June 1990"
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# Frank Beetson Jr.

Costume designer. Born 30 June 1905 in Rye, New York, USA. Died 2 June 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 30 June 1905, Rye, New York, USA
- **Died:** 2 June 1990
- **Also known as:** Frank Beetson, Frank C. Beetson, Jr.
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23951299, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066633/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/960057

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*The Alamo*](https://film.one/film/the-alamo.md) (50)

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## Biography

Frank Beetson Jr. was an American costume designer and wardrobe supervisor. Born Frank Cazzeau Beetson on 30 June 1905 in Rye, New York, he died on 2 June 1990 in Riverside, California.

He worked extensively in Hollywood on Western and period films, often credited in the costume and wardrobe department. His credits include wardrobe designer on *The Searchers* (1956), wardrobe master on *The Horse Soldiers* (1959) and *Oklahoma!* (1955), and costumer on *The Alamo* (1960), where he was also technical supervisor. Other films include *McLintock!* (1963), *Nevada Smith* (1966) and *Cheyenne Autumn* (1964). He provided costume supervision for the television series *The Invaders* (1967).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Alamo* (1960), Fi1m 50, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-alamo.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

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

- *Nevada Smith* (1966), Costume Design
- *Cheyenne Autumn* (1964), Costume Design
- *McLintock!* (1963), Costume Supervisor
- *The Deadly Companions* (1961), Costume Supervisor
- *Two Rode Together* (1961), Costume Designer
- *The Alamo* (1960), Costume Design — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/the-alamo.md)
- *The Horse Soldiers* (1959), as Wardrobe Master
- *Timbuktu* (1958), as Wardrobe Master
- *Escapade in Japan* (1957), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *Man from Del Rio* (1956), Wardrobe Designer
- *Nightmare* (1956), Costume Design
- *The Searchers* (1956), Wardrobe Designer
- *Oklahoma!* (1955), as Wardrobe Master
- *Feudin' Fools* (1952), Wardrobe Designer
- *Here Come the Marines* (1952), Makeup Department Head
- *Hold That Line* (1952), as Wardrobe Master
- *Tarzan's Magic Fountain* (1949), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *The Paradine Case* (1947), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *The Red House* (1947), Costume Design
- *The Mystery of Edwin Drood* (1935), Wardrobe Designer

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