Leah Rhodes

Leah Rhodes (July 21, 1902, Port Arthur, Texas – October 17, 1986) was an American costume designer.

She began her Hollywood career in 1939. After proving her mettle on a series of B-movies throughout the 40s, she started to gain more attention after working on The Big Sleep in 1946. This led to films like Key Largo (1948), Adventures of Don Juan (1949) (for which she won the Academy Award for Costume Design), White Heat (1949) and Strangers on a Train (1951). Her last film was the Howard Hawks Western Rio Lobo, in 1970.

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