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'''Herschel McCoy''' (August 6, 1912 – February 3, 1956) was an American motion picture [[costume designer]] with credits on more than 150 feature films from 1936 to 1955. He was nominated twice for the [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design]].
'''Herschel McCoy''' (August 6, 1912 – February 3, 1956) was an American motion picture [[costume designer]] with credits on more than 150 feature films from 1936 to 1955. He was nominated twice for the [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design]].<ref name=Jorgensen>{{cite book |title=Creating the Illusion: A Fashionable History of Hollywood Costume Designers |chapter=Herschel McCoy |first1=Jay |last1=Jorgensen |first2=Donald L. |last2=Scoggins |others=Introduction by [[Ali MacGraw]] |publisher=Running Press |date=2015 |isbn=9780762458073 |oclc=921822837 |page=83 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4G4uCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA83}}</ref>


McCoy's early efforts were largely focussed on [[B movies]], such as several entries in the [[Charlie Chan]] and [[Mr. Moto]] canons. He had just graduated to major studio productions like an uncredited assist on ''[[Joan of Arc (1948 film)|Joan of Arc]]'' (1948), ''[[Quo Vadis (1951 film)|Quo Vadis]]'' (1951), and ''[[Dream Wife]]'' (1953) when he died suddenly in 1956 at the age of 43. For the last two films, McCoy was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design]].<ref name=awards1951>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1952 |title=The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |accessdate=August 27, 2011 }}</ref><ref name=awards1953>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1954 |title=The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |accessdate=August 27, 2011 }}</ref>
McCoy's early efforts were largely focused on [[B movies]], such as several entries in the [[Charlie Chan]] and [[Mr. Moto]] canons. He had just graduated to major studio productions like an uncredited assist on ''[[Joan of Arc (1948 film)|Joan of Arc]]'' (1948), ''[[Quo Vadis (1951 film)|Quo Vadis]]'' (1951), and ''[[Dream Wife]]'' (1953) when he died suddenly in 1956 at the age of 43. For the last two films, McCoy was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Costume Design]].<ref name=awards1951>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1952 |title=The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |accessdate=August 27, 2011 }}</ref><ref name=awards1953>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1954 |title=The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |accessdate=August 27, 2011 }}</ref>


McCoy's drawings for twenty-two of his designs are in the collection of the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Herschel McCoy holdings |url=https://collections.lacma.org/node/170050 |accessdate=2020-07-23 |publisher=Los Angeles County Museum of Art}}</ref>
McCoy's drawings for twenty-two of his designs are in the collection of the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Herschel McCoy holdings |url=https://collections.lacma.org/node/169503 |accessdate=2020-07-23 |publisher=Los Angeles County Museum of Art}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 23:59, 19 February 2021

Herschel McCoy
Born
Herschel Denman McCoy

(1912-08-06)August 6, 1912
DiedFebruary 3, 1956(1956-02-03) (aged 43)
Occupationcostume designer
Years active1936 - 1955

Herschel McCoy (August 6, 1912 – February 3, 1956) was an American motion picture costume designer with credits on more than 150 feature films from 1936 to 1955. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design.[1]

McCoy's early efforts were largely focused on B movies, such as several entries in the Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto canons. He had just graduated to major studio productions like an uncredited assist on Joan of Arc (1948), Quo Vadis (1951), and Dream Wife (1953) when he died suddenly in 1956 at the age of 43. For the last two films, McCoy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design.[2][3]

McCoy's drawings for twenty-two of his designs are in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Jorgensen, Jay; Scoggins, Donald L. (2015). "Herschel McCoy". Creating the Illusion: A Fashionable History of Hollywood Costume Designers. Introduction by Ali MacGraw. Running Press. p. 83. ISBN 9780762458073. OCLC 921822837.
  2. ^ "The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  3. ^ "The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  4. ^ "Herschel McCoy holdings". Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
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