George L. Little (1950 or 1951 – August 29, 2014) was an American costume designer. He was best known for his work on

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's acclaimed

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s, ''

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'' and ''

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'', the latter of which earned him a nomination from the

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in the Excellence in Contemporary Film category. He was also nominated for an

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for his work on the 1988 miniseries ''

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''. Little got his start as a costumer on

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's ''

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'' and worked his way up to become a costume supervisor on such popular films as '' Airplane II: The Sequel'', ''

Red Dawn ''Red Dawn'' is a 1984 American action drama film directed by John Milius with a screenplay by Milius and Kevin Reynolds. The film depicts a fictional World War III centering on a land invasion of the continental United States by an alliance o ...

'', ''

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'' and '' No Way Out''. He collaborated with Oscar-winning costume designer

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on numerous films, first as costume supervisor on

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'' and ''

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'' and

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'' and later as assistant costume designer on ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Jarhead''. Little's first film as head costume designer was

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's 1995 thriller '' Crimson Tide'', which was followed by the 1999 family comedy ''

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'', Rodrigo García's 2000 drama ''

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'' and the 2001

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''. In 2000, director John Moore enlisted Little to be head costume designer on his first feature film, the 2001 release '' Behind Enemy Lines''. Little went on to design the costumes for Moore's next three films: '' Flight of the Phoenix'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Other films for which Little was costume designer include '' The Crazies'', ''

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'', '' Transcendence'' and ''

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''. In 1993, Little married fellow costume supervisor Carlane Passman, with whom he had worked on ''Bugsy'', ''Toys'', ''The Pelican Brief'' and ''

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''. They continued working together during their marriage, with Passman serving as Little's assistant costume designer on ''The Prince and the Surfer'', ''Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her'', ''Behind Enemy Lines'', ''Flight of the Phoenix'' and ''The Omen''. Little and Passman divorced in 2014; later that year, on August 29, Little died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 63. The details of his death were not disclosed.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Little, George L. 1950s births American costume designers 2014 deaths