Dorothea Holt Redmond

Dorothea Holt Redmond
Born
Dorothea Holt

(1910-05-18)May 18, 1910
Los Angeles, California
DiedFebruary 27, 2009(2009-02-27) (aged 98)
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)Illustrator, production designer
SpouseHarry Redmond, Jr. (1940–2009)

Dorothea Holt Redmond (May 18, 1910 – February 27, 2009) was an illustrator and production designer noted for her work on Alfred Hitchcock films. Known as the first woman production designer, Redmond entered the industry in 1938. She worked on more than 30 films, including Gone with the Wind and The Ten Commandments, as well as seven Hitchcock productions, among them Rebecca, Rear Window and To Catch a Thief.[1]

She was born in Los Angeles on May 18, 1910, to Mary and Harry Holt, who was a co-owner Western Lithograph Co. She attended the University of Southern California, where she studied architecture and was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1933. She attended what is now the Art Center College of Design, and was awarded a degree in illustration in 1936, and later taught at the school.[1]

  1. ^ a b Nelson, Valerie J. (March 16, 2009). "Dorothea Holt Redmond dies at 98; designer helped create the look of several Hitchcock films". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 19, 2009.