 Design for David and Bathsheba (1951) |
Born in Pocatello, ID. The only son of an Idaho railroad superintendent, Stevenson moved to California with his widowed mother during his high school years. He received training in theatre at the famed Pasadena Community Playhouse, acting in plays there and learning costuming. Stevenson entered American film designing costumes for SMILING IRISH EYES and SALLY (both 1929) at First National. Named Head Designer at RKO in 1936. With over 150 film credits, some of his more notable include CAREFREE and PACIFIC LINER (both 1938), GUNGA DIN (1939, gowns), SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON, IRENE (gowns), LITTLE MEN and NO, NO, NANETTE (all 1940), SUSPICION (gowns) and THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER (both 1941), THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS (1942, ladies' wardrobe), STEP LIVELY (1943), HIGHER AND HIGHER (gowns), MURDER, MY SWEET (gowns), EXPERIMENT PERILOUS and CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE (gowns) (all 1944), THE SPANISH MAIN (1945, gowns), THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE (gowns), BEDLAM and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (all 1946), THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER (1947), I REMEMBER MAMA (1948, women's costumes), CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, STELLA and THE MUDLARK (all 1950), FOURTEEN HOURS and DAVID AND BATHSHEBA (both 1951), AGAINST ALL FLAGS (1952), THE REDHEAD FROM WYOMING and THE SILVER WHIP (both 1953), WAR ARROW (1954), LADY GODIVA (1955), EVERYTHING BUT THE TRUTH (1956) and his last film, THE FACTS OF LIFE (1960). Stevenson spent 18 years designing for Lucille Ball before his death in 1968.
3 nominations, 1 Award |
Nominated for Costume Design (Color) 
Costume Design (Black & White)