Legendary 'Bonnie and Clyde' Costume Designer Dies at 83

Veteran costume designer Theadora Van Runkle has died at age 83. Most widely known on her Oscar-nominated focus on 'Bonnie and Clyde,' Van Runkle got her start like a sketch artist for award-winning designer Dorothy Jeakins ('The Seem of Music, 'The Ten Commandments'), and would later be suggested for that 'Bonnie and Clyde' job by Jeakins herself. Her costumes for Faye Dunaway and Warren Beaty within the film grew to become legendary, cementing Van Runkle among the premiere designers in the industry. She'd later receive Oscar nominations for 'The Godfather Part II' and 'Peggy Sue Got Married.' Based on the Costume Designers Guild, Van Runkle died earlier this Friday of cancer of the lung. She's made it by her boy Max, her daughter Felicity and her grand son Teo. [via LA Occasions] The Costumes of Theadora Van Runkle See All Moviefone Art galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook