---
name: "Marilyn Putnam"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marilyn-putnam"
fi1m_id: "marilyn-putnam"
imdb_id: "nm0701229"
tmdb_id: 81533
roles: ["Wardrobe master"]
born: "11 December 1925"
died: "4 January 2002"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 87
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-26T17:30:59.033694+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."
---

# Marilyn Putnam

## Identity

Marilyn Putnam

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marilyn-putnam
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** marilyn-putnam
- **IMDb ID:** nm0701229
- **TMDB ID:** 81533
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0701229/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81533

Wardrobe master. Born 11 December 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 4 January 2002.

## Details

- **Work:** Wardrobe master
- **Born:** 11 December 1925, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Died:** 4 January 2002
- **Active:** 1972–1982
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 2 acting, 6 crew
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 85 (5), 1980s 84 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 87 to 82 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Comedy 1, Crime 1, History 1, Romance 1, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $496m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0701229/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81533

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Raging Bull*](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md) (91)

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## Biography

Marilyn Putnam was an American costume designer and wardrobe supervisor who worked extensively in film, television and theatre. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she began her career in the 1940s and accumulated credits on numerous productions, often in wardrobe supervision or costuming roles.

Her film work includes wardrobe and costume department positions on *The Godfather* (1972), *The Godfather Part II* (1974), *Annie Hall* (1977), *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979) and *Raging Bull* (1980). She served as costume designer on the 1981 television film *Family Reunion* and as wardrobe supervisor on the soap opera *All My Children* (1985–1995), for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award in 1990. Putnam died in New York City in 2002.

*Sources: imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

### Performed in (2)

- *Gloria* (1980), Fi1m 78, as Waitress — [page](https://film.one/film/gloria-1980.md)
- *The Heartbreak Kid* (1972), Fi1m 78, as Mrs. Kolodny — [page](https://film.one/film/the-heartbreak-kid.md)

### Crew (6) — the average rests on these

- *The Verdict* (1982), Fi1m 84, Wardrobe Master — [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md)
- *Raging Bull* (1980), Fi1m 91, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md)
- *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979), Fi1m 82, Costumer — [page](https://film.one/film/kramer-vs-kramer.md)
- *Annie Hall* (1977), Fi1m 86, Wardrobe Supervisor, Costume Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/film/annie-hall.md)
- *Network* (1976), Fi1m 86, Costumer — [page](https://film.one/film/network.md)
- *The Godfather* (1972), Fi1m 93, Wardrobe Master — [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *The Verdict* (1982), as Wardrobe Master — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md)
- *Reds* (1981), as Wardrobe Master — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/reds.md)
- *Family Reunion* (1981), Costume Design
- *Family Reunion* (1981), series, Costume Design
- *Raging Bull* (1980), Costume Design — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md)
- *Gloria* (1980), as Waitress · Wardrobe Supervisor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/gloria-1980.md)
- *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979), Costumer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/kramer-vs-kramer.md)
- *Sooner or Later* (1979), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *The Wiz* (1978), Wardrobe Assistant
- *Annie Hall* (1977), Wardrobe Supervisor, Costume Supervisor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/annie-hall.md)
- *Network* (1976), Costumer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/network.md)
- *The Godfather Part II* (1974), as Wardrobe Master — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather-part-ii.md)
- *Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams* (1973), as Wardrobe Master
- *The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds* (1972), as Wardrobe Master
- *The Heartbreak Kid* (1972), as Mrs. Kolodny — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-heartbreak-kid.md)
- *The Possession of Joel Delaney* (1972), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *The Godfather* (1972), as Wardrobe Master — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/the-godfather.md)
- *Little Murders* (1971), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *Alice's Restaurant* (1969), Costume Supervisor
- *The Brotherhood* (1968), as Wardrobe Master
- *Who Killed Teddy Bear?* (1965), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *The Pawnbroker* (1965), Wardrobe Supervisor

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