Illustrious costume designer Anthony Mendleson studied art in France
and Italy during the 1930s and subsequently served during WW2. He was
initially a painter and designer for the stage before joining Michael
Balcon’s Ealing Studios in 1947 as costume designer and wardrobe
supervisor. He remained with Ealing until the studio closed in 1959,
designing for many of the studio’s classic films including Kind
Hearts and Coronets (1949), The
Lavender Hill Mob (1951) and The
Ladykillers (1955). During the 1960s and 1970s he worked at Pinewood,
on a wide variety of films, including and Oh! What a Lovely War (1969),
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971), Young Winston (1972) and Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland (1972), for which he was awarded a BAFTA.
He was also twice Oscar-nominated for Young Winston (1972) and The Incredible
Sarah (1976).
