Ida May Routh (12 July 1934 – 1 June 2022) was a British-American costume designer. Routh was born in India, where she grew up in

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. She relocated to England for her education, graduating from the

Saint Martin's School of Art Saint Martin's School of Art was an art college in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1854, initially under the aegis of the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Saint Martin's became part of t ...

. She first worked as a fashion illustrator, with her work appearing in the magazines ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 1969, she was offered a position by her former boyfriend Brian Duffy as an assistant to costume designer

Anthony Mendleson Anthony Mendleson (7 February 1915 – 5 September 1996) was a British costume and set designer. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 1972 for ''Young Winston'', and in 1976 for ''The Incredible Sarah''. He was born on ...

for the film ''

Oh! What a Lovely War ''Oh! What a Lovely War'' is a 1969 British comedy musical war film directed by Richard Attenborough (in his directorial debut), with an ensemble cast, including Maggie Smith, Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, John Mills, Kenneth More, Laurence Oli ...

'' (1969). Her first credited work as a costume designer was for the

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

film ''

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'' (1976). Other notable credits include ''

Being There ''Being There'' is a 1979 American satire film directed by Hal Ashby. Based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Jerzy Kosiński, it was adapted for the screen by Kosiński and the uncredited Robert C. Jones. The film stars Peter Sellers a ...

'' (1979), ''

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'' (1984) and ''

Newsies ''Newsies'' (released as ''The News Boys'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1992 American musical historical comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by choreographer Kenny Ortega in his film directing debut. Loosely based on ...

'' (1992). She worked often with director

John Frankenheimer John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Among his credits were ''Birdman of Alcatraz'' (1962), ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (1 ...

, including '' Andersonville'' (1996), ''

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'' (1997), '' Ronin'' (1998) and ''

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'' (2000). She received nominations for the

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special is a retired award that was presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. Until 1999, the category was divided to award costume designers and costume supervisor ...

for her work on '' Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter'' (1991) and ''Andersonville''. Routh married production designer

Brian Eatwell Brian Eatwell (1 June 1939 – 20 January 2007) was a British art director.Stephens p.99 He designed the sets for a number of British and American films and television programmes. Selected filmography * ''The Shuttered Room'' (1967) * ''Just Li ...

in 1983, and worked with him frequently until his death in 2007. She died on 1 June 2022, and was interred at

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* 1934 births 2022 deaths Alumni of Saint Martin's School of Art British costume designers British emigrants to the United States Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery Fashion illustrators {{UK-film-bio-stub