Known for Costume & Make-Up
From Wikipedia Mary Wills (1914 - 1997) was an American costume designer who worked on a wide variety of feature films. She was nominated for an Oscar seven times, earning the Academy Award for her colourful designs for The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm in 1962. In addition to designing for film, she has also worked on live shows, including Shipstead & Johnson's Ice Follies and the New Buffalo Bill Wild West Show. Wills died in Sedona, Arizona, at age 82 of renal failure
Born
July 4, 1914
Died
February 7, 1997 (age 82)
Birthplace
Prescott, Arizona, USA
Filmography
29 films


The Diary of Anne Frank
1967 · 2h 5m
country: United Kingdom
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.


The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962 · 2h 20m
country: Germany
The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. Wilhelm fights to write something entertaining amongst the sea of dry, non-fiction books they write and he sets about collecting oral-tradition fairy tales to put into print. Their life story is countered with reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."


Cape Fear
1962 · 1h 46m
country: United States
Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.


The Wonderful Country
1959 · 1h 38m
country: United States
Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen. Complicating matters further the wife of local army major Colton has designs on him, and the local Texas Ranger captain makes him a generous offer to come back to the states and join his outfit. After killing a man in self-defense, Brady slips back over the border and confronts Castro who is not only unhappy that Brady has lost his gun shipment but is about to join forces with Colton to battle the local raiding Apache Indians.


The Diary of Anne Frank
1959 · 2h 59m
country: United States
The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.


A Hatful of Rain
1957 · 1h 49m
country: United States
A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.


Bigger Than Life
1956 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.


Love Me Tender
1956 · 1h 29m
country: United States
After the Civil War, Confederate soldiers Clint and Vance Reno steal a Union payroll, leading to conflict when the younger marries the woman his older brother loves.


Teenage Rebel
1956 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Nancy Fallon gets her teenage daughter back from her ex-husband when she remarries and must win her love.


Between Heaven and Hell
1956 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, married to the daughter of a colonel. At the beginning of the war he was mobilized with his National Guard unit as a sergeant. Came the day when, revolted by the cowardice of his lieutenant, who had fired at his own men, he hit him. Downgraded, he was sent to a disciplinary battalion. Sam now discovers his new detachment, his new commanding officer, just another cowardly brute, Captain Waco Grimes. While in combat, Sam will gradually become closer to the privates, working-class people he used to despise. He will become another man, a better man.


The Last Wagon
1956 · 1h 39m
country: United States
When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives into the hands of Comanche Todd, a white man who has lived with the Comanches most of his life and is wanted for the murder of three men.


Carousel
1956 · 2h 8m
country: United States
Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. He has heard that there is a problem with his family: namely with his wife Julie Bigelow, née Jordan, and his child he hasn't met. He would now like to head back to Earth to assist in rectifying the problem; but before he may go, he has to get permission from the gatekeeper by telling him his story. Adapted from the Rodgers and Hammerstein hit Broadway musical.


Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955 · 1h 47m
country: United States
Miss Dove is a prim New England school teacher who is treasured by her students in the small town of Liberty Hill. When she falls ill, a kindly doctor, who is a former student of Miss Dove's, comes to her aid. As many of her pupils, present and past, come to see her in the hospital, they reveal how Miss Dove has greatly impacted their lives over the years. These visitors include a police officer, a playwright, a banker, a convict, and an unmarried mother.


The Virgin Queen
1955 · 1h 32m
country: United States
Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.


Hans Christian Andersen
1952 · 1h 52m
country: United States
A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.


I Want You
1951 · 1h 42m
country: United States
The scene is a small town in the Eastern United States, where the outbreak of hostilities in Korea has a profound effect on several people. WWII veteran Martin Greer wants to re-enlist, much to the dismay of his wife Nancy.


Edge of Doom
1950 · 1h 39m
country: United States
A Catholic priest finds himself investigating the murder of his colleague.


Our Very Own
1950 · 1h 33m
country: United States
During a heated argument with her sister Joan, Gail discovers the shocking news that she is adopted. With the reluctant support of her adoptive parents and baby sister Penny, Gail goes in search of her biological mother and true identity.


The Capture
1950 · 1h 31m
country: United States
A badly injured fugitive explains to a priest how he came to be in his present predicament.


My Foolish Heart
1950 · 1h 38m
country: United States
After a long absence, Mary Jane visits her schoolfriend Eloise, and Eloise's daughter Ramona. Eloise drinks too much and is unhappily married to Lew Wengler. Eloise falls asleep and remembers her time with her true love, Walt Dreiser, at the beginning of the Second World War. She recalls the events that lead up to her split with Mary Jane, and how Lew married Eloise rather than Mary Jane.


Roseanna McCoy
1949 · 1h 40m
country: United States
It's the Hatfields vs. the McCoys in this 1949 film, with Farley Granger and Joan Evans as the hillbilly Romeo and Juliet whose forbidden romance rekindles a long-standing feud between their respective families.


Enchantment
1948 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Roland Dane finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last days. However, the appearance of his niece and her subsequent romance with Lark's nephew causes him to reevaluate his life and offer some advice so the young couple doesn't make the same mistake he did, all those years ago.


Song of the South
1946 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br'er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.


Belle of the Yukon
1944 · 1h 23m
country: United States
Left by a con man, Belle De Valle, a dancer, finds him again in gold-rush Alaska running an honest casino/dance hall.