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Yvonne Blake

1940 - 2018

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Yvonne Ann Blake (17 April 1940 – 17 July 2018) was a British and Spanish costume designer. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and four Goya Awards, in addition to nominations for four BAFTA Awards and two Emmy Awards. She is perhaps best known for creating the costumes for Richard Donner's landmark superhero film Superman (1978) and its sequel, Richard Lester's Superman II (1980). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yvonne Blake is the 83rd most popular designer (up from 84th in 2019), the 4,632nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,617th in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Yvonne Blake ranks 83 out of 104. Before her are Bill Moggridge, Erik Spiekermann, Catherine Martin, Max Miedinger, Norman Bel Geddes, and Colleen Atwood. After her are Marc Davis, Chiara Ferragni, Abdulaziz al-Omari, Philipp Plein, Tony Esposito, and Virgil Abloh.

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Among people born in 1940, Yvonne Blake ranks 485. Before her are Jutta Heine, Marcel Aubour, Marshall Berman, Manfred Manglitz, David Peoples, and Nicolae Martinescu. After her are Steve Swallow, James Gammon, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Alexei Panshin, Jack Thompson, and K. J. Yesudas. Among people deceased in 2018, Yvonne Blake ranks 433. Before her are Kate Wilhelm, Antonio Mercero, Cliff Bourland, Afonso Dhlakama, Daniel Quinn, and Mac Miller. After her are Jürgen Marcus, Brigitte Ahrenholz, Branislav Pokrajac, Daniel Akaka, Ray Wilkins, and Muhibbe Darga.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Yvonne Blake ranks 4,633 out of 8,785. Before her are John Speed (1551), George Cornet (1877), Peter Mark Roget (1779), Brian Aherne (1902), Michael Caton-Jones (1957), and James Frain (1968). After her are Charles Allston Collins (1828), George Back (1796), Amina J. Mohammed (1961), Phyllis Johnson (1886), John Milne (1850), and David Brabham (1965).

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Among DESIGNERS In United Kingdom

Among designers born in United Kingdom, Yvonne Blake ranks 14. Before her are Alexander McQueen (1969), John Baskerville (1706), Storm Thorgerson (1944), Laura Ashley (1925), Paul Smith (1946), and Bill Moggridge (1943). After her are Matthew Carter (1937), Jenny Beavan (1950), Sandy Powell (1960), Thomas Heatherwick (1970), Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones (2002), and Jacqueline Durran (2000).

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