Costume designer Anthony Mendleson was born in London, England, in 1915. In the 1930s he studied art in France and Italy. He began his career as a painter and set designer for the stage but joined Ealing Studios as a costume designer and wardrobe supervisor in 1947 and stayed with the studio until its demise in 1959. He designed the costumes for such Ealing classics as _Kind Hearts and Coronets . He died in October of 1996.
Chief costume designer and wardrobe supervisor at Ealing Studio during its heyday. Subsequently at Pinewood. Won a BAFTA Award for Alices Adventures in Wonderland .
