Peggy_Farrell_(costume_designer)

Peggy Farrell (costume designer)

Peggy Farrell (costume designer)

American costume designer (1932–2021)

Peggy Farrell (June 2, 1932 – August 29, 2021) was an American costume designer. She was a winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards.[2]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Born in New York,[1] Farrell began her career in 1971, when she designed costumes for the film Taking Off. Her other credits include Dog Day Afternoon, Gloria, Next Stop, Greenwich Village, Desperate Characters, They All Laughed, The Stepford Wives, The Hot Rock and The Front. Farrell retired in 2006, and later sold her collection of costumes.[3] In 2018, she won a Lela Thompson Award for Enduring Contribution.[4]

Farrell died in August 2021, at the age of 89.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Staton, John (August 31, 2021). "Emmy-winning Wilmington costumer Peggy Farrell, known for her attention to detail, dies". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Peggy Farrell". Television Academy. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Bayley, Catherine (June 15, 2006). "No More Playing Dress Up". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  4. [4]
    Staton, John (March 2, 2018). "'Role model beyond compare': Costumer Peggy Farrell to be honored at Wilmington Theater Awards". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved August 31, 2021.


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