Dorothea Holt Redmond, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dorothea Holt Redmond

American artist

Date of Birth: 18-May-1910

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: 27-Feb-2009

Profession: Architect, illustrator, art director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Dorothea Holt Redmond (May 18, 1910 – February 27, 2009) was an illustrator and production designer noted for her work on Alfred Hitchcock films.
Known as the first woman production designer, Redmond entered the industry in 1938.
She worked on more than 30 films, including Gone with the Wind and The Ten Commandments, as well as seven Hitchcock productions, among them Rebecca, Rear Window and To Catch a Thief.She was born in Los Angeles on May 18, 1910, to Mary and Harry Holt, who was a co-owner Western Lithograph Co.
She attended the University of Southern California, where she studied architecture and was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1933.
She attended what is now the Art Center College of Design, and was awarded a degree in illustration in 1936, and later taught at the school.