Phyllis Dalton, the two-time Oscar-winning costume designer behind classics like “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Doctor Zhivago” and “The Princess Bride,” has died at the age of 99, according to The Telegraph.
Dalton’s two Oscar wins came nearly a quarter century apart, first for her work on David Lean’s 1965 historical epic “Doctor Zhivago,” and then again for Kenneth Branagh’s 1989 adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Henry V,” in which the actor-director famously performs the Bard’s iconic St. Crispin’s Day speech.
Ironically, “Henry V” also served as the start of Dalton’s career. A native of Chiswick and a graduate of Ealing Art College, the British designer got her start in film as a wardrobe assistant on Lawrence Olivier’s adaptation of “Henry V” back in 1944.