Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Aggie Guerard Rodgers (born December 26, 1943) is an American costume designer. She is best known for creating the costumes for Richard Marquand's epic space opera film Return of the Jedi (1983) and for Tim Burton's fantasy horror comedy film Beetlejuice (1988). At the 58th Academy Awards, she was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Costume Design for the film The Color Purple (1985).
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
- Name
- Aggie Guerard Rodgers
- Born
- 26 December 1943
- Birthplace
- Fresno, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Costume designer
- Nationality
- United States
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Aggie Guerard Rodgers (born December 26, 1943) is an American costume designer. She is best known for creating the costumes for Richard Marquand's epic space opera film Return of the Jedi (1983) and for Tim Burton's fantasy horror comedy film Beetlejuice (1988). At the 58th Academy Awards, she was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Costume Design for the film The Color Purple (1985).
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• Name — Aggie Guerard Rodgers • Born — 26 December 1943 • Birthplace — Fresno, California, U.S. • Occupation — Costume designer • Children — 2, including James Laxton Aggie Guerard Rodgers (born December 26, 1943) is an American costume designer. She is best known for creating the costumes for Richard Marquand's epic space opera film Return of the Jedi (1983) and for Tim Burton's fantasy horror comedy film Beetlejuice (1988). At the 58th Academy Awards, she was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Costume Design for the film The Color Purple (1985).
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Year — Title — Director — Notes • 1973 — American Graffiti — George Lucas • 1974 — The Conversation — Francis Ford Coppola • 1975 — One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — Miloš Forman • 1976 — Alex & the Gypsy — John Korty • 1977 — Three Warriors — Kieth Merrill • 1978 — Invasion of the Body Snatchers — Philip Kaufman • 1979 — More American Graffiti — Bill L. Norton • 1983 — Return of the Jedi — Richard Marquand — with Nilo Rodis-Jamero • 1984 — The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension — W. D. Richter • 1985 — Cocoon — Ron Howard • Pee-wee's Big Adventure — Tim Burton • Warning Sign — Hal Barwood • The Color Purple — Steven Spielberg • 1987 — The Witches of Eastwick — George Miller • Fatal Beauty — Tom Holland • Leonard Part 6 — Paul Weiland • Batteries Not Included — Matthew Robbins • 1988 — Beetlejuice — Tim Burton • My Stepmother Is an Alien — Richard Benjamin • 1989 — In Country — Norman Jewison • 1990 — I Love You to Death — Lawrence Kasdan • 1991 — Late for Dinner — W. D. Richter • Grand Canyon — Lawrence Kasdan • 1992 — Forever Young — Steve Miner • 1993 — Benny & Joon — Jeremiah S. Chechik • The Fugitive — Andrew Davis • 1995 — Wings of Courage — Jean-Jacques Annaud • Something to Talk About — Lasse Hallström • Mr. Holland's Opus — Stephen Herek • 1996 — Jack — Francis Ford Coppola • 1997 — Inventing the Abbotts — Pat O'Connor • The Rainmaker — Francis Ford Coppola • 1998 — Holy Man — Stephen Herek • 1999 — The Hurricane — Norman Jewison • 2001 — Evolution — Ivan Reitman • Rock Star — Stephen Herek • 2002 — Life or Something Like It • 2003 — Holes — Andrew Davis • 2004 — The Assassination of Richard Nixon — Niels Mueller • Raise Your Voice — Sean McNamara • 2005 — Rent — Chris Columbus • 2006 — Believe in Me — Robert Collector • 2008 — Pig Hunt — James Isaac • 2009 — La Mission — Peter Bratt • 2010 — Leonie — Hisako Matsui • 2011 — The Double — Michael Brandt • 2012 — Tales of Everyday Magic — Michael A. Goorjian • 2013 — Fruitvale Station — Ryan Coogler • 2015 — Quitters — Noah Pritzker • The Boat Builder — Arnold Grossman • 2016 — Pushing Dead — Tom E. Brown • 2017 — American Paradise — Joe Talbot — Short film • Phoenix Forgotten — Justin Barber • 2020 — Bad Therapy — William Teitler • Love Is Love Is Love — Eleanor Coppola — Segments: "Sailing Lesson" and "Late Lunch" • 2023 — Avenue of the Giants — Finn Taylor
Life and career
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Life and career
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1943
Aggie Guerard Rodgers born at California.
Awards and nominations
• Award — Year — Category — Work — Result — Ref. References • Academy Awards — 1986 — Best Costume Design — The Color Purple • Costume Designers Guild Awards — 2006 — Excellence in Period Film — Rent • 2015 — Career Achievement Award • Saturn Awards — 1984 — Best Costume Design — Return of the Jedi
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