work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. Jeakins, who retired in 1990, once summed up her designing: "I can put my world down to two words: Make beauty. It's my cue and my private passion." Filmography Sources Oral History Interview with Dorothy Jeakins from the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, 1964. References External links Dorothy Jeakins costume designs, 1956-1964, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Dorothy Jeakins Papers at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research Dorothy Jeakins costume design drawings, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 1914 births 1995 deaths American costume designers Women costume designers Best Costume Design Academy Award winners California people in fashion Otis College of Art and Design alumni Fairfax High School (Los Angeles) alumni