Anna Hill Johnstone

A prolific, Oscar-nominated costume designer, Anna Hill Johnstone was a frequent collaborator with directors Elia Kazan and Sidney Lumet. Her costume stylings graced such Kazan films as "On the Waterfront" (1954), "East of Eden" (1955), "Baby Doll" (1956), "A Face in the Crowd" (1957), "Wild River" (1960), "Splendor in the Grass" (1961), "America, America" (1963), and "The Last Tycoon" (1976). She also provided appropriate garb for many of Lumet's distinctive films: "Fail Safe" (1964), "The Pawnbroker" (1965), "Serpico" (1973), "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975), "Prince of the City" (1981), "The Verdict" (1982), "Daniel" (1983), "Garbo Talks" (1984), "Power" (1986), and "Running on Empty" (1988). Johnstone received Academy Award nominations for Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" (1972) and Milos Forman's "Ragtime" (1981).

• Also Credited As:
  Anna Hill Johnstone, Anna Johnstone Robinson
• Born:
  April 7, 1913
• Died:
  October 16, 1992.
• Job Titles:
  Costume designer, Seamstress for summer stock productions

Milestones

• 1937 Earned her first full credit for the Broadway hit, "Having Wonderful Time"
• 1948 First feature credit on "Portrait of Jennie"
• Helped with student productions in college
• Worked as a seamstress for summer stock stage shows
• Worked on various stage productions including "Bell, Book, and Candle", "Lost in the Stars", "Tea and Sympathy", "The Tender Trap" and "A Streetcar Named Desire"