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Sandy Powell (Berlin Film Festival 2011) 2
Sandy Powell may refer to: *Sandy Powell (comedian) (1900–1982), British *Sandy Powell (costume designer) Sandy Powell (born 7 April 1960) is a British costume designer. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design fifteen times, winning three awards for the films ''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998), '' The Aviator'' (2004), and ... (born 1960), British ** Autograph suit of Sandy Powell, worn by Powell during the 2020 awards season and covered in celebrity autographs. {{Hndis, , name=Powell, Sandy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Powell (comedian)
Albert Arthur Powell MBE (30 January 1900 – 26 June 1982), known as Sandy Powell, was an English comedian best known for his radio work of the 1930s and for his catchphrase "Can you hear me, mother?". He first said this in a theatre in Coventry. Fifty years later, deciding he needed a rest from the business (he planned a cruise around the world with his wife, Kay White), he again said it in a Coventry theatre, for the last time. Early life Born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, in 1900, he attended White's school in Masbrough, where he helped his mother (stage name of Lily le Maine) to put on a marionette show. At age nine, she put him in a velvet suit with a lace collar and he went on stage and sang. After he left school he became a music hall entertainer, often wearing a kilt in the guise of a 'Scottish' comedian. During this part of his career he was associated with the singer Gracie Fields, and released several records where he collaborated with her. Stage and record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Powell (costume Designer)
Sandy Powell (born 7 April 1960) is a British costume designer. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design fifteen times, winning three awards for the films ''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998), '' The Aviator'' (2004), and ''The Young Victoria'' (2009). She has also received fifteen BAFTA Award nominations, winning for ''Velvet Goldmine'' (1998), ''The Young Victoria'', and ''The Favourite'' (2018). Powell has been a frequent collaborator with directors Martin Scorsese and Todd Haynes, having designed the costumes for seven of Scorsese's films and four of Haynes's. Early life Powell was born in London in 1960, and grew up in Brixton and Clapham. Her father worked in casinos, while her mother was a secretary. Powell learned to sew from her mother on a Singer sewing machine, drew pictures of clothes, designed and made outfits for her dolls, and started making her own clothes from a young age. She also developed an interest in film and theatre from an early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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