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Brokeback Mountain: Our Community's Common Bond => Brokeback Mountain Open Forum => Topic started by: belbbmfan on December 03, 2007, 03:48:43 pm

Title: Marit Allen (BBM costume designer) has died
Post by: belbbmfan on December 03, 2007, 03:48:43 pm

I read this on the dave cullen site. The woman who gave us those iconic shirts has died, age 66.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2220010,00.html (http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2220010,00.html)

Title: Re: Marit Allen (BBM costume designer) has died
Post by: Penthesilea on December 03, 2007, 04:01:12 pm

How sad.  :(

Title: Re: Marit Allen (BBM costume designer) has died
Post by: moremojo on December 03, 2007, 04:58:21 pm

I was unaware of this woman's name or her contribution (a centrally important one) to Brokeback Mountain. Those two shirts and Ennis's final line--"Jack, I swear"--say it all.

Her list of credits was an impressive one. It is sad to learn of her death (the second one, I believe [after editor Geraldine Peroni], of anyone who actively contributed to the film's creation).

Title: Re: Marit Allen (BBM costume designer) has died
Post by: Artiste on December 03, 2007, 05:21:06 pm

Wonder if she did find other clothes for the BM movie, besides those famous shirt and denim jacket in it's last scene?

Hugs!

Title: Re: Marit Allen (BBM costume designer) has died
Post by: mvansand76 on December 03, 2007, 05:57:39 pm

That's sad!  :'(

Title: Re: Marit Allen (BBM costume designer) has died
Post by: David In Indy on December 03, 2007, 06:38:12 pm

 :'( :'( :'(

Title: Re: Marit Allen (BBM costume designer) has died
Post by: Delmardeb on December 03, 2007, 09:31:03 pm

So sad  :'(