‘Carrie,’ ‘Tron’ Costume Designer Rosanna Norton Has Passed Away

Oscar-nominated costume designer Rosanna Norton passed away from bladder cancer on May 7. She was 80.

She was nominated, along with Elois Jenssen, for Best Costumes during the 55th Academy Awards for her work on Tron.

Her genre credits also include Carrie, Phantom of the Paradise, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, The ‘Burbs, RoboCop 2, Casper, Messiah of Evil, and Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural.

Other notable work includes Airplane!, The Flintstones, Innerspace, Explorers, Detroit Rock City, Angels in the Outfield, Barb Wire, The Brady Bunch Movie, and Badlands.

While attended UCLA as a painting major, Norton met future husband Bill Norton, who give her her first costume designing gig on his 1971 film Cisco Pike. She joined the Costume Directors Guild in 1975 and went on to mentor many of its members.

After retiring from the film industry, Norton returned to painting.

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