Elizabeth Haffenden

Elizabeth Haffenden (18 April 1906 – 29 May 1976) was a British costume designer. In a career spanning over four decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across stage and screen. She is perhaps best known for creating the costumes for most of the Gainsborough melodramas. Haffenden has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design twice, for Ben-Hur (1959) and A Man for All Seasons (1966), winning both times.

Elizabeth Haffenden
Born(1906-04-18)18 April 1906
Croydon, Surrey, England
Died29 May 1976(1976-05-29) (aged 70)
London, England
OccupationCostume designer
Years active1934–1975

Selected filmography
Costumes from Ben-Hur (1959)
  • The Last Waltz (1936)
  • The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
  • The Man in Grey (1943)
  • Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
  • Give Us the Moon (1944)
  • Two Thousand Women (1944)
  • Love Story (1944)
  • Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)
  • A Place of One's Own (1945)
  • I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945)
  • Caravan (1946)
  • Bedelia (1946)
  • The Magic Bow (1946)
  • The Man Within (1947)
  • Jassy (1947)
  • Uncle Silas (1947)
  • The First Gentleman (1948)
  • The Bad Lord Byron (1949)
  • Christopher Columbus (1949)
  • Call of the Blood (1949)
  • The Spider and the Fly (1949)
  • Ben-Hur (1959)
  • The Sundowners (1960)
  • A Man for All Seasons (1966)
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
  • Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1959 Best Costume Design – Color Ben-Hur Won [1]
1966 A Man for All Seasons Won [2]

BAFTA Awards

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1965 Best British Costume Design – Colour The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders Nominated [3]
1967 A Man for All Seasons Won [4]
Half a Sixpence Nominated

References
  1. "32nd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. "39th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. "19th BAFTA Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. "21st BAFTA Film Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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