April Ferry Explained

April Ferry
Birth Name:	April Cecilia Gaskins
Birth Date:	31 October 1932
Birth Place:	North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation:	Costume designer
Yearsactive:	1979–2016
Spouse:	Stephen Robertson Ferry (19?? - January 22, 1968; divorced)
Children:	3

April Ferry (born April Cecilia Gaskins; October 31, 1932 – January 11, 2024) was an American costume designer. She was nominated at the 67th Academy Awards for the film Maverick in the category of Best Costume Design.^[1]

Ferry won an Emmy Award for the costumes in the TV show Rome.^[2] She was also nominated for an Emmy in 1989 for the Hallmark movie My Name Is Bill W.. In 2014, she received the Career Achievement Award at the Costume Designers Guild Awards.^[3]

In 2016, starting with season 6 of HBO's epic fantasy series Game of Thrones, she took over Michele Clapton's duties as the new costume designer for a majority of the season.^[4] Clapton eventually returned to the show as costume designer for the seventh season.^[5]

Death

Ferry died on January 11, 2024, at the age of 91.^[6]

Selected filmography

Mohenjo Daro (2016)
Game of Thrones (2016)
Jurassic World (2015)
Robocop (2014)
Elysium (2013)
The Box (2009)
Southland Tales (2006)
(2003)
Donnie Darko (2001)
U-571 (2000)
(1997)
Flubber (1997)
Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
Maverick (1994)
Little Giants (1994)
Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
Free Willy (1993)
The Babe (1992)
Radio Flyer (1992)
Almost an Angel (1990)
Leviathan (1989)
Three Fugitives (1989)
Made in Heaven (1988)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Mask (1985)
The Jerk (1979)

Notes and References

Web site: The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners . March 20, 2014. oscars.org.
Web site: 2006 Emmys . March 20, 2014 . emmys.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060715113531/http://emmys.org/downloads/images/2006emmys/PrimetimeNoms.php . July 15, 2006 .
Web site: 2014 CDGA Honorees. March 20, 2014. costumedesignersguild.com/.
Web site: 'Game of Thrones' Season 6 Adds New Costume Designer . . September 14, 2016 . June 19, 2015 . Ginsberg, Merle .
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160712204739/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/06/game-of-thrones-season-6-finale-cersei-dress . July 12, 2016 . Game of Thrones Finale: the Secret Symbolism in Cersei's Badass Gown . . September 14, 2016 . June 28, 2016 . Miller, Julie. live.
Web site: Ramos Bechara . Diego . April Ferry, Costume Designer on 'Maverick,' 'Game of Thrones' and 'Rome,' Dies at 91 . Variety . 12 January 2024 . 12 January 2024.