Jocelyn Rickards

Jocelyn Rickards
Born	29 July 1924 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	7 July 2005 (aged 80) London, England, UK
Cause of death	pneumonia
Occupation	Costume Designer
Years active	1958-1988
Spouse(s)	Leonard Rosoman (1963-?) (divorced) Clive Donner (1968-2005) (her death)

Jocelyn Rickards (29 July 1924 – 7 July 2005) was an Australian artist and costume designer.

During the 1940s to 1950s Rickards was one of the Merioola Group of artists. The review of her works in a 1948 exhibition by Paul Haefliger was the source of the coined phrase "The Charm School" to describe these Sydney artists.^[1][2]

In 1966 Rickards won a BAFTA Film Award for the film Mademoiselle.

In 1967 she was nominated at the 39th Academy Awards in the category of Best Costumes-Black and White for her work on the film Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment.^[3]

Selected filmography

• From Russia with Love (1963)
• Mademoiselle (1966)
• Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
• The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)
• Ryan's Daughter (1970)
• Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
• Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)

References

1. Paul Haefliger as "Our Art Critic" (20 October 1948). "Artist Relies On Charm.". Sydney Morning Herald. NSW. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
2. Klepac, Lou (June 2012). "Two Expatriates in Europe" (PDF). The National Library Magazine. 4 (2).
3. "The 39th Academy Awards (1967) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved April 5, 2014.

External links

• Jocelyn Rickards at the Internet Movie Database